Dora, AR
How exposed is Dora to wildfire?
Dora sits at the 90th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 114 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Dora's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 93rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 93% of Dora's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 7% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 106 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Dora against the rest of the country
Dora's risk sits at a similar level relative to Arkansas (98th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (90th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dora ranks 3,266 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,438 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 11 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 90th percentile nationally, Dora carries the very 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 93% of Dora 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.
More on how this number was built
Dora's 90th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Dora, see the exposure-zones guide.