Wamsutter, WY
Wamsutter wildfire risk explained
Wamsutter sits at the 53rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 326 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Wamsutter at the 48th percentile, close to its 53rd-percentile risk score.
Wamsutter's building exposure, zone by zone
56.1% of Wamsutter's 326 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 183 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 43.9% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Wamsutter compares
Wamsutter's 53rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 10th ranking inside Wyoming does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 44 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wamsutter ranks 14,705 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,946 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 173 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Wamsutter'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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Wamsutter (56.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Wamsutter's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Wamsutter's 14,705-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wamsutter's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.