Table 1 Themes present in each interview along with interviewee’s age, type of residence, and wildfire hazard lot assessment (WHLA) score.

From: Perceived vulnerability to wildfire diverges from parcel-level hazard assessments: evidence from nordic Valley, Utah (USA)

Interviewee characteristic/Theme

Interviewee ID

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

112

113

114

Age (years)

41–50

51–60

31–40

31–40

61–69

61–69

70+

70+

51–60

61–69

61–69

61–69

61–69

41–50

Type of residence1

H

H

R

R

H

H

H

H

H

H

R

H

H

H

Residence duration (years)

22

5

< 1

6

48

30

26

38

< 1

20

12

3

2

46

Total WHLA score2

10

4

12

12

14

8

3

10

5

9

8

7

2

10

Perceptions of wildfire vulnerability

The spillover effect

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

N

Part-time residences

N

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Some residents mitigate, some do not

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

N

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Influence of the regional landscape

Living in proximity to USFS land

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Living ‘in’ the mountains

N

N

Y

N

Y

N

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

N

Reported (prior) mitigation

Differences by residence type

N

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

Aesthetic considerations

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

N

N

Annual vegetation control

N

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

One-time actions

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Seeking advice

Y

N

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

N

N

N

Intended (future) mitigations

More of the same

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Aesthetic considerations

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

Y

N

Y

N

  1. 1H = homeowner; R = renter. 2WHLA scores ranged from moderate (1–12) to high (13–24) with no scores above 14; the mean score was 7.9. Wilcoxon rank-sum tests comparing the combined WHLA results to the interview themes revealed no significant associations (z ≤ 1.702; p ≥ 0.089. Full results presented in the supplemental material, Table S2.