Sidney, AR
Sidney, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Sidney at the 82nd national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 182 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sidney's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 85th percentile nationally.
Sidney's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Sidney's 182 counted buildings, 98.4% 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.
Where Sidney ranks
Sidney scores 82nd nationally and 87th within Arkansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sidney ranks 5,633 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,525 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 78 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sidney
At the 82nd percentile nationally, Sidney carries the very 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 98.4% of Sidney 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 Sidney's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 182 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sidney. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sidney's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.