Marion, UT
Marion, UT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Marion lands at the 92nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 530 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Marion's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 91st percentile nationally.
Where Marion's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Marion: 95.9% of its 530 buildings, versus 4.2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Marion against the rest of the country
Marion ranks lower within Utah (64th percentile statewide) than its 92nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Marion ranks 2,567 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,871 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 117 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Marion and the insurance market
Marion's 92nd-percentile, very high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Marion (95.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Marion's figures come from
Marion's 92nd-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 Marion's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.