Felsenthal, AR
How exposed is Felsenthal to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Felsenthal lands at the 53rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 200 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Felsenthal's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 53rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
86% of Felsenthal's 200 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 172 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 14% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Felsenthal against the rest of the country
Inside Arkansas, Felsenthal sits at just the 28th percentile even though it scores 53rd nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Felsenthal ranks 14,961 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,830 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 439 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Felsenthal and the insurance market
At the 53rd national percentile, Felsenthal rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 86% of Felsenthal 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 Felsenthal's figures come from
Felsenthal's 53rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Felsenthal's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.