Gillham, AR
How exposed is Gillham to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Gillham lands at the 85th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 153 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Gillham at the 89th national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Gillham's 153 counted buildings, 62.1% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Gillham against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Gillham's 85th national percentile and its 93rd percentile inside Arkansas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gillham ranks 4,657 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,734 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 41 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Gillham
At the 85th percentile nationally, Gillham carries the very 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 Gillham
With 62.1% of Gillham 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 Gillham's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 153 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Gillham. The exposure-zones guide covers what Gillham's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.