South Weber, UT
South Weber wildfire risk explained
South Weber's 2,610 buildings earn a 92nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks South Weber at the 87th national percentile — 5 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where South Weber's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 45.4% of South Weber's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 22.9% Direct and 31.7% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
South Weber against the rest of the country
South Weber ranks lower within Utah (65th percentile statewide) than its 92nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, South Weber ranks 2,568 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,082 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 118 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
South Weber and the insurance market
South Weber's very high rating (92nd 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.
Hardening a home in South Weber
Even with 45.4% of South Weber outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
South Weber's 92nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond South Weber, see the exposure-zones guide.