Alix, AR
Alix, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Alix at the 77th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 96 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Alix at the 81st national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Alix's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Alix: 100% of its 96 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Alix compares
Alix scores 77th nationally and 70th within Arkansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alix ranks 7,334 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,214 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 184 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Alix
At the 77th percentile nationally, Alix carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Alix in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Alix's figures come from
Alix's 77th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Alix's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.