Soda Springs, ID
How exposed is Soda Springs to wildfire?
Soda Springs sits at the 78th 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 1,950 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Soda Springs's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 74th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 86.5% of Soda Springs's 1,950 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 13.5% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Soda Springs against the rest of the country
Soda Springs ranks lower within Idaho (46th percentile statewide) than its 78th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Soda Springs ranks 6,806 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,615 by building count (1 is largest). Within Idaho alone, it ranks 126 of 232 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Idaho on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Soda Springs
Soda Springs's high rating (78th 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
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Soda Springs (86.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Soda Springs's 78th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Soda Springs, see the exposure-zones guide.