Bauxite, AR
Bauxite, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Bauxite at the 58th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 378 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Bauxite at the 59th percentile, close to its 58th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
66.1% of Bauxite's 378 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 250 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 33.9% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Bauxite ranks
Bauxite ranks lower within Arkansas (38th percentile statewide) than its 58th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bauxite ranks 13,291 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,677 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 378 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bauxite
Bauxite's elevated rating (58th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Bauxite
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bauxite (66.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Bauxite's 58th-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 Bauxite, see the exposure-zones guide.