Brinkley, AR
Brinkley wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Brinkley lands at the 48th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,783 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Brinkley's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Brinkley's buildings (48.4% of 1,783) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Brinkley compares
Brinkley ranks lower within Arkansas (24th percentile statewide) than its 48th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brinkley ranks 16,409 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,112 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 467 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Brinkley and the insurance market
Brinkley's elevated wildfire rating (48th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Brinkley's 48.4% 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 Brinkley's figures come from
Brinkley's 48th-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 Brinkley's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.