Newark, AR
Newark, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Newark at the 71st national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 762 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Newark at the 75th national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Newark's building exposure, zone by zone
762 buildings are counted in Newark, and 50.1% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Newark compares
There's little gap between Newark's 71st national percentile and its 57th percentile inside Arkansas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Newark ranks 9,130 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,989 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 265 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
Newark's high rating (71st 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 Newark
Because Direct exposure dominates in Newark (50.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Newark's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Newark's 9,130-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Newark's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.