Lakeview, AR
How exposed is Lakeview to wildfire?
USFS scores Lakeview at the 77th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 555 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lakeview's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 79th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 83.8% of Lakeview's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 16.2% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 465 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Lakeview ranks
Lakeview scores 77th nationally and 72nd 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, Lakeview ranks 7,239 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,490 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 175 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Lakeview and the insurance market
Lakeview's high rating (77th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Lakeview's 83.8% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Lakeview's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 555 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lakeview. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lakeview's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.