Peoa, UT
How exposed is Peoa to wildfire?
USFS scores Peoa at the 94th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 343 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Peoa at the 92nd national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Peoa's building exposure, zone by zone
343 buildings are counted in Peoa, and 98.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Peoa ranks
Peoa ranks lower within Utah (77th percentile statewide) than its 94th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Peoa ranks 1,777 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,501 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 75 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Peoa's 94th-percentile, very high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Peoa (98.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Peoa's figures come from
Peoa's 94th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Peoa's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.