Virgin, UT
Virgin, UT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Virgin at the 91st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 362 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Virgin at the 88th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Virgin's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Virgin: 89.2% of its 362 buildings, versus 10.8% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Virgin against the rest of the country
Virgin ranks lower within Utah (59th percentile statewide) than its 91st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Virgin ranks 2,944 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,031 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 136 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Virgin
Virgin's very high rating (91st 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 89.2% of Virgin 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.
Where Virgin's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 362 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Virgin. The exposure-zones guide covers what Virgin's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.