Kirby, AR
How exposed is Kirby to wildfire?
USFS scores Kirby at the 75th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 739 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Kirby's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 77th percentile nationally.
Where Kirby's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Kirby: 97.6% of its 739 buildings, versus 2.2% Indirect and 0.3% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Kirby compares
Kirby's risk sits at a similar level relative to Arkansas (63rd 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, Kirby ranks 8,028 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,223 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 226 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Kirby and the insurance market
Kirby'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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Kirby (97.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Kirby's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Kirby's 8,028-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kirby's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.