South Fork, CO
South Fork, CO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores South Fork at the 76th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 966 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts South Fork at the 68th percentile, close to its 76th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
966 buildings are counted in South Fork, and 66.8% 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 South Fork compares
Inside Colorado, South Fork sits at just the 46th percentile even though it scores 76th 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, South Fork ranks 7,495 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,178 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 256 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in South Fork
At the 76th percentile nationally, South Fork 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in South Fork (66.8%), 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 966 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for South Fork. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond South Fork, see the exposure-zones guide.