Vineyard, UT
Vineyard, UT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Vineyard lands at the 53rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 2,996 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Vineyard at the 52nd percentile, close to its 53rd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Vineyard (80.6% of 2,996 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 14.8% sit in the Direct zone.
Vineyard against the rest of the country
Vineyard's 53rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 12th ranking inside Utah does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 42 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Vineyard ranks 14,734 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,443 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 289 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Vineyard and the insurance market
Vineyard's elevated rating (53rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Vineyard (80.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Vineyard's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Vineyard's 14,734-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Vineyard's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.