Hideout, UT
Hideout, UT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Hideout sits at the 94th 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 171 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 Hideout at the 91st percentile, close to its 94th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
88.3% of Hideout's 171 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 151 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 11.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Hideout ranks
Hideout ranks lower within Utah (75th percentile statewide) than its 94th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hideout ranks 1,874 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,004 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 81 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Hideout and the insurance market
Hideout's very high rating (94th 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 Hideout (88.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Hideout's 94th-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 Hideout, see the exposure-zones guide.