Glendale, UT
Glendale wildfire risk explained
Glendale sits at the 96th 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 331 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Glendale at the 90th percentile, close to its 96th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 85.2% of Glendale's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 14.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 282 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Glendale compares
There's little gap between Glendale's 96th national percentile and its 83rd percentile inside Utah, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Glendale ranks 1,399 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,806 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 54 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Glendale and the insurance market
Glendale's very high rating (96th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Glendale (85.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Glendale's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 331 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Glendale. The exposure-zones guide covers what Glendale's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.