Roland, AR
Roland wildfire risk explained
Roland sits at the 69th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 572 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Roland at the 72nd national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Roland's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 91.4% of Roland's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 8.6% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 523 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Roland ranks
Roland's risk sits at a similar level relative to Arkansas (54th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (69th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Roland ranks 9,728 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,208 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 281 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Roland and the insurance market
Roland's high rating (69th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Roland's 91.4% 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 572 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Roland. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Roland, see the exposure-zones guide.