Prairie Grove, AR
Prairie Grove, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Prairie Grove sits at the 88th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 3,397 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Prairie Grove at the 90th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Prairie Grove's buildings actually sit
Of Prairie Grove's 3,397 counted buildings, 59.2% carry Direct exposure and only 22.8% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Prairie Grove against the rest of the country
Prairie Grove's risk sits at a similar level relative to Arkansas (96th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (88th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Prairie Grove ranks 3,833 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,921 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 23 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Prairie Grove
At the 88th percentile nationally, Prairie Grove carries the very 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
Prairie Grove's 59.2% 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.
Where Prairie Grove's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,397 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Prairie Grove. The exposure-zones guide covers what Prairie Grove's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.