Friendship, AR
Friendship, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Friendship at the 62nd national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 153 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Friendship's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 65th percentile nationally.
Friendship's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 75.8% of Friendship's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 24.2% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 116 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Friendship ranks
Friendship's 62nd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 46th ranking inside Arkansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 16 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Friendship ranks 11,870 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,733 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 333 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Friendship
At the 62nd percentile nationally, Friendship 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Friendship's 75.8% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Friendship's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Friendship's 11,870-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Friendship's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.