Wales, UT
Wales, UT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Wales's 252 buildings earn a 84th-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Wales at the 81st percentile, close to its 84th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
70.6% of Wales's 252 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 178 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 29.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Wales compares
Wales's 84th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 44th ranking inside Utah does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 39 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wales ranks 5,154 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,088 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 183 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
Wales's very high rating (84th 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.
Hardening a home in Wales
Because Direct exposure dominates in Wales (70.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Wales's figures come from
Wales's 84th-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 Wales's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.