Patmos, AR
How exposed is Patmos to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Patmos at the 66th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 54 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Patmos's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 67th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
54 buildings are counted in Patmos, 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 Patmos ranks
Patmos's 66th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 50th ranking inside Arkansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 16 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Patmos ranks 10,830 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,806 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 309 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
At the 66th percentile nationally, Patmos 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Patmos's 100% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 54 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Patmos. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Patmos, see the exposure-zones guide.