Omaha, AR
Omaha, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Omaha 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 128 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 Omaha at the 79th percentile, close to its 77th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Omaha: 70.3% of its 128 buildings, versus 29.7% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Omaha against the rest of the country
Omaha's risk sits at a similar level relative to Arkansas (72nd 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, Omaha ranks 7,240 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,782 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 176 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Omaha and the insurance market
At the 77th percentile nationally, Omaha 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Omaha's 70.3% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Omaha's figures come from
Omaha'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 Omaha's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.