El Paso, AR
El Paso wildfire risk explained
El Paso sits at the 81st 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 277 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks El Paso at the 85th national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
El Paso's building exposure, zone by zone
Of El Paso's 277 counted buildings, 90.3% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How El Paso compares
El Paso scores 81st nationally and 85th 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, El Paso ranks 5,883 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,284 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 93 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in El Paso
At the 81st percentile nationally, El Paso 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in El Paso (90.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where El Paso's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 277 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for El Paso. The exposure-zones guide covers what El Paso's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.