Mapleton, UT
Mapleton wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Mapleton lands at the 97th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 4,445 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mapleton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 95th percentile nationally.
Where Mapleton's buildings actually sit
50.5% of Mapleton's 4,445 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 2,246 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 39.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 9.8% are Minimal.
Where Mapleton ranks
There's little gap between Mapleton's 97th national percentile and its 88th percentile inside Utah, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mapleton ranks 989 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,842 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 39 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mapleton
Mapleton's very high rating (97th 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 Mapleton (50.5%), 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
Mapleton's 97th-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 Mapleton, see the exposure-zones guide.