Hindsville, AR
How exposed is Hindsville to wildfire?
Hindsville's 76 buildings earn a 75th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hindsville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 78th percentile nationally.
Where Hindsville's buildings actually sit
100% of Hindsville's 76 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 76 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Hindsville compares
Hindsville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Arkansas (67th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (75th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hindsville ranks 7,748 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,038 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 207 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Hindsville and the insurance market
Hindsville's high rating (75th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 100% of Hindsville 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 Hindsville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 76 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Hindsville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hindsville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.