Bradley, AR
Bradley, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Bradley lands at the 64th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 323 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bradley's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 65th percentile nationally.
Where Bradley's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 72.1% of Bradley's 323 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 27.9% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Bradley compares
Bradley's 64th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 48th ranking inside Arkansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 16 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bradley ranks 11,460 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,998 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 320 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Bradley and the insurance market
Bradley's high rating (64th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Bradley (72.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 323 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bradley. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Bradley, see the exposure-zones guide.