Trenton, UT
Trenton wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Trenton at the 39th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 483 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Trenton at the 38th percentile, close to its 39th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 52.2% of Trenton's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 15.5% Indirect share and far above its 32.3% Minimal share — a profile where 252 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Trenton against the rest of the country
Trenton's 39th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 4th ranking inside Utah does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 35 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Trenton ranks 19,211 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,658 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 312 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 39th national percentile, Trenton rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 52.2% of Trenton in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 483 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Trenton. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Trenton, see the exposure-zones guide.