Guion, AR
How exposed is Guion to wildfire?
USFS scores Guion at the 79th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 92 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Guion's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 81st percentile nationally.
Guion's building exposure, zone by zone
92 buildings are counted in Guion, and 52.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 47.8% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Guion ranks
Guion's risk sits at a similar level relative to Arkansas (76th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (79th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Guion ranks 6,671 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,387 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 147 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 79th percentile nationally, Guion 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Guion (52.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 92 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Guion. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Guion, see the exposure-zones guide.