Pollard, AR
Pollard, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Pollard's 163 buildings earn a 44th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pollard's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 46th percentile nationally.
Where Pollard's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 58.9% of Pollard's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 41.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 96 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Pollard against the rest of the country
Pollard ranks lower within Arkansas (21st percentile statewide) than its 44th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pollard ranks 17,701 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,275 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 488 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Pollard
Pollard's elevated rating (44th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 58.9% of Pollard in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Pollard's 44th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Pollard, see the exposure-zones guide.