Sulphur Springs (Benton), AR
How exposed is Sulphur Springs (Benton) to wildfire?
Sulphur Springs (Benton) sits at the 84th 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 283 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sulphur Springs (Benton)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 86th percentile nationally.
Where Sulphur Springs (Benton)'s buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 72.4% of Sulphur Springs (Benton)'s buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 27.6% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 205 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Sulphur Springs (Benton) ranks
There's little gap between Sulphur Springs (Benton)'s 84th national percentile and its 90th percentile inside Arkansas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sulphur Springs (Benton) ranks 5,063 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,083 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 60 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sulphur Springs (Benton)
Sulphur Springs (Benton)'s very high rating (84th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Sulphur Springs (Benton)'s 72.4% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Sulphur Springs (Benton)'s figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 283 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sulphur Springs (Benton). The exposure-zones guide covers what Sulphur Springs (Benton)'s dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.