Newport, AR
Newport, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Newport sits at the 52nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 3,482 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Newport at the 53rd percentile, close to its 52nd-percentile risk score.
Newport's building exposure, zone by zone
37.7% of Newport's 3,482 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 28.5% Direct and 33.8% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Newport ranks
Newport's 52nd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 27th ranking inside Arkansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 25 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Newport ranks 15,241 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,790 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 448 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Newport and the insurance market
At the 52nd national percentile, Newport rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Newport (37.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Newport's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,482 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Newport. The exposure-zones guide covers what Newport's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.