Joseph, UT
How exposed is Joseph to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Joseph lands at the 81st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 231 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Joseph at the 76th percentile, close to its 81st-percentile risk score.
Where Joseph's buildings actually sit
231 buildings are counted in Joseph, and 74.5% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 25.5% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Joseph ranks
Joseph ranks lower within Utah (40th percentile statewide) than its 81st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Joseph ranks 6,160 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,776 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 196 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Joseph
Joseph's very high rating (81st 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 Joseph
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Joseph (74.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Joseph's figures come from
Joseph's 81st-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 Joseph's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.