Oak Grove (Carroll), AR
Oak Grove (Carroll) wildfire risk explained
Oak Grove (Carroll) sits at the 77th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 282 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Oak Grove (Carroll)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 79th percentile nationally.
Oak Grove (Carroll)'s building exposure, zone by zone
282 buildings are counted in Oak Grove (Carroll), and 100% 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.
Where Oak Grove (Carroll) ranks
Oak Grove (Carroll)'s risk sits at a similar level relative to Arkansas (70th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (77th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Oak Grove (Carroll) ranks 7,336 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,109 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 186 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Oak Grove (Carroll) and the insurance market
At the 77th percentile nationally, Oak Grove (Carroll) 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 Oak Grove (Carroll)
With 100% of Oak Grove (Carroll) 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 Oak Grove (Carroll)'s figures come from
Oak Grove (Carroll)'s 77th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Oak Grove (Carroll)'s dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.