Centerville, AR
How exposed is Centerville to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Centerville at the 81st national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 268 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Centerville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 85th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 99.3% of Centerville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 266 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Centerville against the rest of the country
Centerville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Arkansas (83rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (81st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Centerville ranks 6,044 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,556 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 106 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Centerville
Centerville's very high rating (81st 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 99.3% of Centerville 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.
Where Centerville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Centerville's 6,044-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Centerville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.