Maeser, UT
Maeser, UT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Maeser at the 64th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 2,076 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Maeser's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 62nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Maeser's 2,076 counted buildings, 54% carry Direct exposure and only 10.1% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Maeser ranks
Maeser's 64th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 21st ranking inside Utah does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 43 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Maeser ranks 11,394 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,269 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 259 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Maeser's high rating (64th 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 Maeser
Maeser's 54% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Maeser's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,076 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Maeser. The exposure-zones guide covers what Maeser's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.