Lost Springs, WY
How exposed is Lost Springs to wildfire?
Lost Springs's 13 buildings earn a 88th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Lost Springs at the 86th percentile, close to its 88th-percentile risk score.
Where Lost Springs's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 100% of Lost Springs's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 13 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most. This is a small settlement by building count — 13 total — so these shares describe a handful of structures, not a statistical average across thousands.
Where Lost Springs ranks
Lost Springs scores 88th nationally and 83rd within Wyoming — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lost Springs ranks 3,830 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,504 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 34 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
Lost Springs's very high rating (88th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lost Springs (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lost Springs's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 13 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lost Springs. Small places like Lost Springs (13 buildings) are exactly where USFS's underlying data gets sparsest — see the data-quality guide for the 517 places that didn't clear the bar.