McNeil, AR
How exposed is McNeil to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts McNeil at the 62nd national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 292 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks McNeil at the 63rd national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where McNeil's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in McNeil: 55.1% of its 292 buildings, versus 44.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How McNeil compares
Inside Arkansas, McNeil sits at just the 46th percentile even though it scores 62nd nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, McNeil ranks 11,842 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,844 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 332 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
At the 62nd percentile nationally, McNeil carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in McNeil
With 55.1% of McNeil in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where McNeil's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 292 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for McNeil. The exposure-zones guide covers what McNeil's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.