Alexander, AR
Alexander, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Alexander sits at the 55th 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 1,288 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 Alexander at the 57th percentile, close to its 55th-percentile risk score.
Where Alexander's buildings actually sit
1,288 buildings are counted in Alexander, and 63.3% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 36.7% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Alexander compares
Alexander ranks lower within Arkansas (32nd percentile statewide) than its 55th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alexander ranks 14,204 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,138 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 418 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Alexander and the insurance market
Alexander's elevated wildfire rating (55th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Alexander (63.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Alexander's 55th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Alexander, see the exposure-zones guide.