Leslie, AR
Leslie, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Leslie's 319 buildings earn a 88th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Leslie at the 91st national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Leslie's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Leslie's buildings (63.3%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Leslie ranks
There's little gap between Leslie's 88th national percentile and its 97th percentile inside Arkansas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Leslie ranks 3,643 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,111 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 18 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Leslie's very high rating (88th 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.
Hardening a home in Leslie
Because 63.3% of Leslie's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Leslie's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 319 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Leslie. The exposure-zones guide covers what Leslie's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.