Van Tassell, WY
Van Tassell wildfire risk explained
Van Tassell's 32 buildings earn a 88th-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 Van Tassell at the 88th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Van Tassell's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Van Tassell: 100% of its 32 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Van Tassell compares
Van Tassell's risk sits at a similar level relative to Wyoming (86th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (88th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Van Tassell ranks 3,673 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,336 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 30 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Van Tassell
At the 88th percentile nationally, Van Tassell carries the very 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.
Hardening a home in Van Tassell
Van Tassell's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Van Tassell's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 32 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Van Tassell. The exposure-zones guide covers what Van Tassell's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.