Pinedale, WY
How exposed is Pinedale to wildfire?
Pinedale sits at the 67th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,336 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Pinedale at the 67th percentile, close to its 67th-percentile risk score.
Where Pinedale's buildings actually sit
1,336 buildings are counted in Pinedale, and 76.5% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 23.5% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Pinedale ranks
Pinedale's 67th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 24th ranking inside Wyoming does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 43 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pinedale ranks 10,512 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,906 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 147 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
Pinedale and the insurance market
At the 67th percentile nationally, Pinedale 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
Because 76.5% of Pinedale's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Pinedale's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,336 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Pinedale. The exposure-zones guide covers what Pinedale's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.