Buckner, AR
How exposed is Buckner to wildfire?
Buckner's 169 buildings earn a 62nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Buckner's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 64th percentile nationally.
Where Buckner's buildings actually sit
59.2% of Buckner's 169 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 100 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 40.8% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Buckner ranks
Buckner's 62nd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 46th 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, Buckner ranks 11,841 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,055 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 331 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Buckner and the insurance market
At the 62nd percentile nationally, Buckner carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Buckner
With 59.2% of Buckner in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Buckner's 62nd-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 Buckner, see the exposure-zones guide.