Bassett, AR
Bassett wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Bassett at the 2nd national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 96 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bassett at the 2nd national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Bassett's buildings actually sit
Bassett rates 69.8% Minimal exposure against just 30.2% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 96 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
How Bassett compares
Bassett scores 2nd nationally and 1st 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, Bassett ranks 30,749 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,215 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 608 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Bassett and the insurance market
At the 2nd national percentile, Bassett rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 69.8% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Bassett gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Bassett's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 96 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bassett. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bassett's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.