DeWitt, AR
DeWitt wildfire risk explained
USFS scores DeWitt at the 35th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 1,691 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 DeWitt at the 36th percentile, close to its 35th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in DeWitt (59.7% of 1,691 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 22.7% sit in the Direct zone.
DeWitt against the rest of the country
DeWitt ranks lower within Arkansas (16th percentile statewide) than its 35th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, DeWitt ranks 20,505 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,452 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 516 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 35th national percentile, DeWitt rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in DeWitt
Because 59.7% of DeWitt's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,691 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for DeWitt. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond DeWitt, see the exposure-zones guide.