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Fire-Resistant Roofing for Utah's Wildland-Urban Interface
Utah’s new wildfire-risk map (HB48) rates roughly 60,000 structures high-risk, and Utah County’s WUI ordinance requires Class A or B roof coverings in the interface — no wood roofs. If you’re on the benches or in the foothills, your roof is now a code, insurance, and survival decision.
HM Roofing installs Class A fire-rated roof systems in Utah’s wildland-urban interface — Alpine, Highland, Draper foothills, Eagle Mountain, Woodland Hills, Elk Ridge, and mountain communities across the Wasatch Front and beyond.
What Changed in 2026
HB48: your home now has a wildfire score.
A statewide risk map
Utah’s wildfire-risk rating assigns a Structure Exposure Score (1–10), effective 2026. Look your home up on the state’s wildfire risk portal (wildfirerisk.utah.gov).
Code with teeth
Utah County’s WUI ordinance requires UL Class A or B roof coverings, or approved noncombustible material. Wood shake roofs are prohibited in the interface.
Insurers watch the same map
Carriers price wildfire exposure aggressively, and some non-renew in high-risk zones. A documented Class A roof is one of the strongest cards you can hold.
The Critical Detail
Class A product ≠ Class A roof.
This is where homeowners get burned — sometimes literally. A “Class A shingle” only earns Class A protection as part of a tested assembly: covering, underlayment, and deck working together. An A-rated shingle over the wrong underlayment is not a Class A roof. HM installs documented Class A assemblies, with the spec sheet in your hand at walkthrough.
Materials
Class A options that don't look like a compromise.
Class A asphalt systems
The budget-sane option — major-manufacturer architectural shingles in tested Class A assemblies.
Standing seam metal
Noncombustible, sheds snow, 40–70 year life. The benchmark for foothill and mountain homes.
Synthetic slate & shake
The cedar look that’s legal in the WUI — Class A fire and Class 4 impact rated.
Where This Applies
If you're on the bench, you're probably in it.
Alpine, Highland, the Draper and Suncrest foothills, Eagle Mountain benches, Woodland Hills, Elk Ridge, Hobble Creek and Provo Canyon properties — much of Utah County’s most desirable ground sits in or near the interface.
Not sure if you’re in the WUI? Check your address on wildfirerisk.utah.gov, or ask us during your free consultation — we’ll pull your Structure Exposure Score and tell you exactly what code requires for your lot.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Check Utah’s wildfire risk portal (wildfirerisk.utah.gov) — HB48 created a statewide map with a 1–10 Structure Exposure Score per structure, effective 2026. We can pull your score as part of a free consultation.
Utah County’s WUI ordinance requires a UL Class A or B roof covering, or an approved noncombustible material. Wood roofs aren’t permitted in the interface.
Yes — synthetic shake delivers the cedar aesthetic with a Class A fire rating and Class 4 impact rating. Real wood shake is prohibited in the interface.
In wildfire-exposed areas it can materially help — both on price and on staying insurable at all. A documented Class A assembly is the roof half of the story (defensible space is the other half).
Often less than people expect — Class A asphalt assemblies are close to standard replacement cost. Metal and synthetic shake cost more up front but carry 40–70 and 50 year lifespans.
Build for the map you're on.
Free WUI consultation: your exposure score, your code requirements, and Class A options at three price points.
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