Meeteetse, WY
Meeteetse wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Meeteetse lands at the 74th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 310 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Meeteetse's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 69th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 76.8% of Meeteetse's 310 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 23.2% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Meeteetse ranks
Meeteetse's 74th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 35th ranking inside Wyoming does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 39 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Meeteetse ranks 8,306 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,382 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 126 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Meeteetse
At the 74th percentile nationally, Meeteetse carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 76.8% of Meeteetse's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Meeteetse's 74th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Meeteetse, see the exposure-zones guide.