West Valley City, Utah Wildfire Risk Score
West Valley City, Utah has a 1.4 / 10 wildfire risk score from PerilScore v4 data.
Computed from decades of public weather data using physics-based probability modeling.
- Risk Score (0-10)
- 1.4
- Historical Events
- No data
- Avg Return Period
- No data
- Data Confidence
- 85%
in the record
years between events
West Valley City, Utah has a 1.4 / 10 wildfire risk score, which falls in the moderate band and is in the 55th percentile among scored local areas in this model. The score was snapshotted on 2026-06-17 with 85% model confidence.
What drives this score here?
historical fire proximity is the largest V4 contributor from registered local hazard drivers. For this location, the score card also highlights these model signals:
- Flammability: 0.05
- Fire weather: 0.40
- Slope: 1.4 deg
- WUI exposure: No
The strongest component metrics in the snapshot are:
- Historical Fire Proximity: model component 0.078. The raw value is 21.5.
- Burning Index Max: model component 0.058. The raw value is 63.0.
- Slope: model component 0.004. The raw value is 1.4 deg.
For wildfire exposure, the useful signals are flammability, fire weather, terrain, slope, and nearby historical fire proximity. This snapshot marks WUI exposure as no, with slope at 1.4 deg.
How to read the location signal
This page uses the representative local model area around the major city centroid for West Valley City, Utah. That local model area is roughly 5 square kilometers, so the score is a practical place-level signal for browsing and comparison. The building-level view comes from entering a street address.
West Valley City is included as a major Census place, which helps readers compare the local score with county and ZIP pages nearby.
The confidence level supports a useful local read, with some care around the underlying source coverage.
The source record for this page is: PerilScore local wildfire local model feature table with LANDFIRE, WUI, terrain, fire weather, and perimeter drivers
Why building details matter
A street-address score can account for the unique characteristics of a specific building, including age, construction type, roof shape and condition, occupancy, elevation, defensible space, drainage, terrain, and nearby exposure. Those details can change resilience or susceptibility around the same location-level score.
Use this city page when you want a recognizable local reference point for comparing nearby ZIPs and counties. The percentile gives a useful comparison point, while the address-level score handles the building and immediate surroundings.
Use the PerilScore app to enter a street address and see the full property-specific score.
The local score is the starting point
A specific building can perform differently from the surrounding area. The PerilScore street-address check adds building age, construction type, roof details, occupancy, elevation, defensible space, drainage, terrain, and nearby exposure to the wildfire layer shown here.
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