Glendo, WY
How exposed is Glendo to wildfire?
USFS scores Glendo at the 89th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 281 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Glendo's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 88th percentile nationally.
Where Glendo's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 85.8% of Glendo's 281 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 14.2% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Glendo against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Glendo's 89th national percentile and its 86th percentile inside Wyoming, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Glendo ranks 3,641 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,171 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 27 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
Glendo and the insurance market
At the 89th percentile nationally, Glendo 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
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Glendo (85.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Glendo's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 281 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Glendo. The exposure-zones guide covers what Glendo's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.