Shannon Hills, AR
Shannon Hills, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Shannon Hills sits at the 55th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,738 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Shannon Hills at the 57th percentile, close to its 55th-percentile risk score.
Shannon Hills's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Shannon Hills: 60.6% of its 1,738 buildings, versus 39.4% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Shannon Hills ranks
Shannon Hills's 55th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 33rd ranking inside Arkansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 22 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Shannon Hills ranks 14,108 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,272 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 413 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Shannon Hills
Shannon Hills's elevated wildfire rating (55th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Shannon Hills
With 60.6% of Shannon Hills 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 Shannon Hills's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,738 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Shannon Hills. The exposure-zones guide covers what Shannon Hills's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.