Dayton, WY
Dayton wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Dayton lands at the 87th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 503 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Dayton at the 90th percentile, close to its 87th-percentile risk score.
Dayton's building exposure, zone by zone
61.2% of Dayton's 503 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 38.8% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Dayton against the rest of the country
Dayton's risk sits at a similar level relative to Wyoming (80th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (87th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dayton ranks 4,114 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,302 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 40 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
Dayton and the insurance market
Dayton's very high rating (87th 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 Dayton
Because 61.2% of Dayton's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Dayton's figures come from
Dayton's 87th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dayton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.