Fountain Lake, AR
Fountain Lake, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Fountain Lake at the 70th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 383 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Fountain Lake's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 73rd percentile nationally.
Where Fountain Lake's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 96.9% of Fountain Lake's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 3.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 371 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Fountain Lake against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Fountain Lake's 70th national percentile and its 56th percentile inside Arkansas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fountain Lake ranks 9,347 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,554 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 272 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Fountain Lake
At the 70th percentile nationally, Fountain Lake carries the 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 Fountain Lake
Because Direct exposure dominates in Fountain Lake (96.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Fountain Lake's 70th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Fountain Lake, see the exposure-zones guide.