Arp, TX
How exposed is Arp to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Arp at the 77th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 627 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Arp's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 78th percentile nationally.
Where Arp's buildings actually sit
53% of Arp's 627 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 332 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 47.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Arp against the rest of the country
Arp ranks lower within Texas (53rd percentile statewide) than its 77th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Arp ranks 7,224 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,486 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 844 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Arp
Arp's high rating (77th 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 Arp
With 53% of Arp 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.
More on how this number was built
Arp's 77th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Arp, see the exposure-zones guide.