Hope, AR
Hope wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Hope lands at the 59th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 4,736 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hope's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 61st percentile nationally.
Where Hope's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Hope (74.6% of 4,736 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 19.2% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Hope ranks
Hope's 59th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 40th ranking inside Arkansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 19 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hope ranks 12,788 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,603 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 368 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hope
Hope's elevated wildfire rating (59th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Hope's 74.6% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Hope's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,736 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Hope. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hope's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.