Poyen, AR
Poyen wildfire risk explained
Poyen's 197 buildings earn a 53rd-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.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Poyen at the 55th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Poyen's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Poyen's buildings (72.1%) 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.
Poyen against the rest of the country
Poyen's 53rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 30th 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, Poyen ranks 14,739 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,950 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 433 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Poyen and the insurance market
Poyen's elevated rating (53rd 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
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Poyen (72.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Poyen's figures come from
Poyen's 53rd-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 Poyen's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.