East Carbon, UT
How exposed is East Carbon to wildfire?
East Carbon's 1,123 buildings earn a 76th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts East Carbon at the 67th percentile, close to its 76th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
67.1% of East Carbon's 1,123 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 33% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
East Carbon against the rest of the country
Inside Utah, East Carbon sits at just the 33rd percentile even though it scores 76th 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, East Carbon ranks 7,706 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,133 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 220 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in East Carbon
At the 76th percentile nationally, East Carbon carries the 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
East Carbon's 67.1% 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.
More on how this number was built
East Carbon's 76th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond East Carbon, see the exposure-zones guide.