Dierks, AR
How exposed is Dierks to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Dierks lands at the 65th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 850 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Dierks's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 67th percentile nationally.
Where Dierks's buildings actually sit
66.5% of Dierks's 850 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 33.5% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Dierks ranks
Dierks ranks lower within Arkansas (49th percentile statewide) than its 65th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dierks ranks 11,082 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,155 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 311 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Dierks
At the 65th percentile nationally, Dierks 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 Dierks
Because 66.5% of Dierks'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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Dierks's 11,082-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Dierks, see the exposure-zones guide.