Salem (Fulton), AR
How exposed is Salem (Fulton) to wildfire?
USFS scores Salem (Fulton) at the 78th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 974 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Salem (Fulton) at the 81st national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Salem (Fulton)'s buildings actually sit
Of Salem (Fulton)'s 974 counted buildings, 64.5% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Salem (Fulton) against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Salem (Fulton)'s 78th national percentile and its 74th percentile inside Arkansas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Salem (Fulton) ranks 6,865 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,109 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 160 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 78th percentile nationally, Salem (Fulton) carries the 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
With 64.5% of Salem (Fulton) 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.
Where Salem (Fulton)'s figures come from
Salem (Fulton)'s 78th-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 Salem (Fulton)'s dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.