Scofield, UT
Scofield wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Scofield lands at the 89th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 135 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Scofield at the 86th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Scofield's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 54.8% of Scofield's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 45.2% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 74 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Scofield compares
Inside Utah, Scofield sits at just the 54th percentile even though it scores 89th 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, Scofield ranks 3,355 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,520 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 152 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Scofield and the insurance market
Scofield's very high rating (89th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Scofield (54.8%), 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 135 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Scofield. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Scofield, see the exposure-zones guide.