Prescott, AR
How exposed is Prescott to wildfire?
USFS scores Prescott at the 60th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,942 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Prescott at the 62nd national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Prescott's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 72.5% of Prescott's 1,942 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 27.6% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Prescott ranks
Prescott'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, Prescott ranks 12,595 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,638 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 361 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
At the 60th national percentile, Prescott 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 Prescott
Prescott's 72.5% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Prescott's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,942 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Prescott. The exposure-zones guide covers what Prescott's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.