Ivan, AR
How exposed is Ivan to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Ivan lands at the 54th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 127 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ivan at the 55th national percentile — 1 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 Ivan's 127 counted buildings, 100% 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.
Where Ivan ranks
Ivan's 54th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 30th ranking inside Arkansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 24 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ivan ranks 14,455 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,836 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 427 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Ivan and the insurance market
Ivan's elevated rating (54th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Ivan (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Ivan's figures come from
Ivan's 54th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ivan's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.