Jerome, AR
How exposed is Jerome to wildfire?
Jerome sits at the 29th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 50 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Jerome's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 28th percentile nationally.
Jerome's building exposure, zone by zone
Jerome rates 66% Minimal exposure against just 34% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 50 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Jerome ranks
Jerome scores 29th nationally and 14th within Arkansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jerome ranks 22,491 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,925 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 529 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Jerome
Jerome's moderate rating (29th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Jerome's 66% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Jerome's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 50 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Jerome. The exposure-zones guide covers what Jerome's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.