Portland, AR
How exposed is Portland to wildfire?
Portland sits at the 29th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 322 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Portland's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
48.1% of Portland's 322 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 155 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 32.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 19.3% are Minimal.
Portland against the rest of the country
Portland scores 29th nationally and 14th 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, Portland ranks 22,492 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,025 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 530 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
Portland's moderate wildfire rating (29th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Portland
Portland's 48.1% 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 322 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Portland. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Portland, see the exposure-zones guide.