Strong, AR
Strong, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Strong at the 57th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 454 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Strong's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 57th percentile nationally.
Where Strong's buildings actually sit
Most of Strong's buildings (79.5%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
How Strong compares
Strong's 57th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 36th ranking inside Arkansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 21 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Strong ranks 13,669 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,186 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 396 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Strong and the insurance market
At the 57th national percentile, Strong 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 Strong
Strong's 79.5% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Strong's 57th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Strong, see the exposure-zones guide.