Sigurd, UT
How exposed is Sigurd to wildfire?
Sigurd's 332 buildings earn a 66th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sigurd's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 65th percentile nationally.
Where Sigurd's buildings actually sit
332 buildings are counted in Sigurd, and 51.8% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 48.2% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Sigurd ranks
Sigurd's 66th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 23rd ranking inside Utah does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 43 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sigurd ranks 10,733 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,779 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 250 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Sigurd and the insurance market
At the 66th percentile nationally, Sigurd 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.
Hardening a home in Sigurd
Sigurd's 51.8% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 332 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sigurd. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Sigurd, see the exposure-zones guide.