Fordyce, AR
Fordyce, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Fordyce's 2,179 buildings earn a 50th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Fordyce's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
Where Fordyce's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 81.7% of Fordyce's 2,179 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 18.3% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Fordyce ranks
Inside Arkansas, Fordyce sits at just the 26th percentile even though it scores 50th 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, Fordyce ranks 15,714 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,994 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 456 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 50th national percentile, Fordyce 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
Because 81.7% of Fordyce's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Fordyce's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,179 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Fordyce. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fordyce's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.