Des Arc, MO
Des Arc, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Des Arc's 120 buildings earn a 68th-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, Des Arc's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 71st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
120 buildings are counted in Des Arc, and 60% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Des Arc ranks
Des Arc scores 68th nationally and 78th within Missouri — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Des Arc ranks 9,994 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,152 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 232 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Des Arc and the insurance market
At the 68th percentile nationally, Des Arc 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 60% of Des Arc 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 Des Arc's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Des Arc's 9,994-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Des Arc's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.