Pangburn, AR
Pangburn, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Pangburn at the 83rd national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 369 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pangburn's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 87th percentile nationally.
Pangburn's building exposure, zone by zone
71.3% of Pangburn's 369 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 28.7% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Pangburn compares
Pangburn scores 83rd nationally and 90th within Arkansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pangburn ranks 5,284 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,876 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 65 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Pangburn and the insurance market
Pangburn's very high rating (83rd 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Pangburn's 71.3% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Pangburn's figures come from
Pangburn's 83rd-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 Pangburn's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.