Sherrill, AR
How exposed is Sherrill to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Sherrill at the 28th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 71 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Sherrill at the 28th percentile, close to its 28th-percentile risk score.
Sherrill's building exposure, zone by zone
74.7% of Sherrill's 71 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 53 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 25.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Sherrill against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Sherrill's 28th national percentile and its 14th percentile inside Arkansas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sherrill ranks 22,617 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,232 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 531 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sherrill
At the 28th national percentile, Sherrill rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 74.7% of Sherrill 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 Sherrill's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 71 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sherrill. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sherrill's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.