Prattsville, AR
Prattsville wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Prattsville lands at the 60th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 220 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Prattsville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 62nd percentile nationally.
Where Prattsville's buildings actually sit
78.6% of Prattsville's 220 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 173 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 21.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Prattsville ranks
Prattsville's 60th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 41st ranking inside Arkansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 19 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Prattsville ranks 12,722 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,108 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 365 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Prattsville and the insurance market
At the 60th national percentile, Prattsville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Prattsville
With 78.6% of Prattsville 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Prattsville's 12,722-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Prattsville, see the exposure-zones guide.