Dyer, AR
Dyer, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Dyer at the 87th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 520 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Dyer at the 90th national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Dyer's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Dyer: 81.2% of its 520 buildings, versus 18.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Dyer ranks
Dyer scores 87th nationally and 95th 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, Dyer ranks 4,241 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,019 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 33 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Dyer and the insurance market
At the 87th percentile nationally, Dyer 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.
Hardening a home in Dyer
With 81.2% of Dyer 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 Dyer's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 520 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dyer. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dyer's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.