Bessemer Bend, WY
Bessemer Bend wildfire risk explained
Bessemer Bend's 190 buildings earn a 90th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bessemer Bend at the 87th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Bessemer Bend's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Bessemer Bend's 190 counted buildings, 99% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Bessemer Bend against the rest of the country
Bessemer Bend scores 90th nationally and 91st within Wyoming — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bessemer Bend ranks 3,168 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,266 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 19 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 90th percentile nationally, Bessemer Bend carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Bessemer Bend's 99% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 190 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bessemer Bend. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bessemer Bend, see the exposure-zones guide.