Deer, AR
Deer, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Deer at the 81st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 176 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Deer at the 82nd percentile, close to its 81st-percentile risk score.
Deer's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 98.9% of Deer's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 1.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 174 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Deer ranks
Deer scores 81st nationally and 83rd 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, Deer ranks 6,010 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,769 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 103 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Deer
Deer'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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Deer (98.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Deer's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 176 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Deer. The exposure-zones guide covers what Deer's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.