Aplin, AR
Aplin wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Aplin at the 79th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 104 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Aplin's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 83rd percentile nationally.
Aplin's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Aplin: 100% of its 104 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Aplin ranks
Aplin scores 79th nationally and 76th 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, Aplin ranks 6,670 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,833 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 146 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Aplin's high rating (79th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Aplin
Aplin's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Aplin's figures come from
Aplin's 79th-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 Aplin's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.