Elaine, AR
Elaine, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Elaine sits at the 13th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 389 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Elaine at the 12th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
89.5% of Elaine's 389 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 10.5% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Elaine compares
There's little gap between Elaine's 13th national percentile and its 6th percentile inside Arkansas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Elaine ranks 27,440 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,417 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 578 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Elaine
Elaine's low rating (13th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Elaine
With 89.5% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Elaine gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Elaine's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 389 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Elaine. The exposure-zones guide covers what Elaine's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.