De Beque, CO
De Beque, CO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts De Beque at the 82nd national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 360 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts De Beque at the 77th percentile, close to its 82nd-percentile risk score.
Where De Beque's buildings actually sit
360 buildings are counted in De Beque, and 84.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 15.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How De Beque compares
De Beque ranks lower within Colorado (57th percentile statewide) than its 82nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, De Beque ranks 5,728 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,055 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 200 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in De Beque
At the 82nd percentile nationally, De Beque 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.
What would actually reduce this score
De Beque's 84.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where De Beque's figures come from
De Beque's 82nd-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 De Beque's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.