Sheridan, AR
Sheridan wildfire risk explained
Sheridan's 2,335 buildings earn a 56th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Sheridan at the 57th percentile, close to its 56th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Sheridan (67.5% of 2,335 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 29.6% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Sheridan ranks
Inside Arkansas, Sheridan sits at just the 34th percentile even though it scores 56th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sheridan ranks 14,016 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,633 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 409 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Sheridan and the insurance market
At the 56th national percentile, Sheridan 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 Sheridan
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Sheridan (67.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,335 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sheridan. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Sheridan, see the exposure-zones guide.