Hawk Springs, WY
How exposed is Hawk Springs to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Hawk Springs lands at the 78th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 84 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hawk Springs's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 77th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Hawk Springs's buildings (72.6%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Hawk Springs ranks
Hawk Springs ranks lower within Wyoming (46th percentile statewide) than its 78th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hawk Springs ranks 6,918 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,749 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 104 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Hawk Springs's high rating (78th 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.
Hardening a home in Hawk Springs
Hawk Springs's 72.6% 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
Hawk Springs's 78th-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 Hawk Springs, see the exposure-zones guide.