Samak, UT
Samak wildfire risk explained
Samak sits at the 94th 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 78 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Samak at the 92nd national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Samak's buildings actually sit
78 buildings are counted in Samak, and 100% 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.
How Samak compares
Samak 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, Samak ranks 1,809 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,989 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 77 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Samak
Samak'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.
Hardening a home in Samak
Because Direct exposure dominates in Samak (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 78 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Samak. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Samak, see the exposure-zones guide.