Panguitch, UT
Panguitch, UT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Panguitch's 1,176 buildings earn a 78th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Panguitch at the 72nd national percentile — 6 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Panguitch's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Panguitch (86.1% of 1,176 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 13.9% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Panguitch ranks
Inside Utah, Panguitch sits at just the 35th percentile even though it scores 78th 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, Panguitch ranks 7,077 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,792 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 211 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Panguitch
At the 78th percentile nationally, Panguitch 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Panguitch (86.1% 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
Panguitch's 78th-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 Panguitch, see the exposure-zones guide.