Plainview, AR
Plainview, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Plainview sits at the 75th 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 495 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Plainview's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 78th percentile nationally.
Plainview's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Plainview's buildings (52.3%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Plainview against the rest of the country
Plainview scores 75th nationally and 64th 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, Plainview ranks 8,029 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,436 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 227 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 75th percentile nationally, Plainview 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
Because 52.3% of Plainview's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Plainview's figures come from
Plainview's 75th-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 Plainview's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.