Springfield, AR
Springfield, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Springfield at the 78th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 189 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 Springfield at the 81st percentile, close to its 78th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Springfield: 98.9% of its 189 buildings, versus 1.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Springfield ranks
Springfield's risk sits at a similar level relative to Arkansas (73rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (78th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Springfield ranks 7,048 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,268 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 169 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Springfield
At the 78th percentile nationally, Springfield 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.
Hardening a home in Springfield
With 98.9% of Springfield 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 Springfield's figures come from
Springfield'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 Springfield's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.