Ten Sleep, WY
Ten Sleep wildfire risk explained
Ten Sleep's 272 buildings earn a 76th-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Ten Sleep at the 73rd percentile, close to its 76th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Ten Sleep (86.8% of 272 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 13.2% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Ten Sleep ranks
Ten Sleep ranks lower within Wyoming (38th percentile statewide) than its 76th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ten Sleep ranks 7,676 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,454 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 119 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
Ten Sleep and the insurance market
Ten Sleep's 76th-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Hardening a home in Ten Sleep
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Ten Sleep (86.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Ten Sleep's figures come from
Ten Sleep's 76th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ten Sleep's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.