Arkadelphia, AR
Arkadelphia, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Arkadelphia lands at the 54th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 4,022 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Arkadelphia at the 56th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Arkadelphia's buildings actually sit
Most of Arkadelphia's buildings (72.3%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Arkadelphia ranks
Arkadelphia ranks lower within Arkansas (30th percentile statewide) than its 54th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Arkadelphia ranks 14,453 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,230 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 425 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Arkadelphia
Arkadelphia's elevated wildfire rating (54th 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.
Hardening a home in Arkadelphia
Because 72.3% of Arkadelphia's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Arkadelphia's figures come from
Arkadelphia's 54th-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 Arkadelphia's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.