Perla, AR
Perla, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Perla at the 53rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 142 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Perla at the 54th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Perla (54.2% of 142 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 45.8% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Perla ranks
Perla's 53rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 28th ranking inside Arkansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 24 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Perla ranks 14,963 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,189 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 441 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Perla and the insurance market
At the 53rd national percentile, Perla rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Perla
Perla's 54.2% 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.
More on how this number was built
Perla's 53rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Perla, see the exposure-zones guide.