Hudson, WY
How exposed is Hudson to wildfire?
Hudson's 287 buildings earn a 77th-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 Hudson at the 74th percentile, close to its 77th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
68.6% of Hudson's 287 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 31.4% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Hudson against the rest of the country
Inside Wyoming, Hudson sits at just the 43rd percentile even though it scores 77th 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, Hudson ranks 7,203 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,996 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 111 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
Hudson's high rating (77th 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 Hudson
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Hudson (68.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Hudson's figures come from
Hudson's 77th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hudson's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.