East Basin, UT
How exposed is East Basin to wildfire?
East Basin's 1,618 buildings earn a 91st-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, East Basin's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 88th percentile nationally.
Where East Basin's buildings actually sit
1,618 buildings are counted in East Basin, and 85.7% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How East Basin compares
East Basin ranks lower within Utah (59th percentile statewide) than its 91st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, East Basin ranks 2,941 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,704 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 133 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
East Basin and the insurance market
At the 91st percentile nationally, East Basin 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
East Basin's 85.7% 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
East Basin's 91st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond East Basin, see the exposure-zones guide.