Daniel, UT
Daniel wildfire risk explained
Daniel sits at the 95th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 693 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Daniel at the 92nd national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
89.5% of Daniel's 693 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 620 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 10.5% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Daniel against the rest of the country
Inside Utah, Daniel sits at just the 79th percentile even though it scores 95th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Daniel ranks 1,684 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,743 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 69 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Daniel and the insurance market
Daniel's very high rating (95th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Daniel
Daniel's 89.5% 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.
Where Daniel's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 693 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Daniel. The exposure-zones guide covers what Daniel's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.