Springtown, AR
How exposed is Springtown to wildfire?
Springtown sits at the 88th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 73 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 Springtown at the 90th percentile, close to its 88th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Springtown: 100% of its 73 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Springtown compares
There's little gap between Springtown's 88th national percentile and its 96th percentile inside Arkansas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Springtown ranks 3,834 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,157 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 24 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Springtown and the insurance market
Springtown's very high rating (88th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Springtown
Because Direct exposure dominates in Springtown (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Springtown's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 73 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Springtown. The exposure-zones guide covers what Springtown's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.