Portia, AR
Portia wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Portia at the 52nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 365 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Portia at the 55th percentile, close to its 52nd-percentile risk score.
Portia's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Portia (79.7% of 365 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 20.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Portia ranks
Portia ranks lower within Arkansas (27th percentile statewide) than its 52nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Portia ranks 15,084 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,954 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 447 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Portia
Portia's elevated rating (52nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 79.7% of Portia'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 Portia's figures come from
Portia's 52nd-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 Portia's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.