Bowman, AR
Bowman wildfire risk explained
Bowman's 100 buildings earn a 2nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Bowman at the 2nd percentile, close to its 2nd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
60% of Bowman's 100 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 40% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Bowman against the rest of the country
Bowman 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, Bowman ranks 30,875 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,016 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 611 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
At the 2nd national percentile, Bowman rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Bowman's 60% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Bowman's figures come from
Bowman's 2nd-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 Bowman's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.