Parkman, WY
How exposed is Parkman to wildfire?
USFS scores Parkman at the 92nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 173 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Parkman's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 94th percentile nationally.
Parkman's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Parkman: 99.4% of its 173 buildings, versus 0.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Parkman compares
Parkman scores 92nd nationally and 97th within Wyoming — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Parkman ranks 2,475 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,922 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 7 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
Parkman and the insurance market
Parkman's very high rating (92nd 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.
Hardening a home in Parkman
Because Direct exposure dominates in Parkman (99.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Parkman's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Parkman's 2,475-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Parkman's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.