Orderville, UT
Orderville wildfire risk explained
Orderville sits at the 83rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 530 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Orderville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 77th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
70.4% of Orderville's 530 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 373 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 29.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Orderville against the rest of the country
Inside Utah, Orderville sits at just the 43rd percentile even though it scores 83rd nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Orderville ranks 5,277 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,872 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 186 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Orderville and the insurance market
Orderville's very high rating (83rd 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 Orderville (70.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Orderville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Orderville's 5,277-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Orderville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.