Monroe, UT
Monroe, UT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Monroe lands at the 88th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 1,406 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Monroe at the 81st percentile, close to its 88th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Monroe's buildings (90.2%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Monroe ranks
Monroe ranks lower within Utah (49th percentile statewide) than its 88th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Monroe ranks 3,953 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,603 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 167 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Monroe
At the 88th percentile nationally, Monroe carries the very 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.
Hardening a home in Monroe
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Monroe (90.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,406 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Monroe. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Monroe, see the exposure-zones guide.