WildfireRiskFinder

Traskwood, AR

Traskwood, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers

Elevated
59thpercentile nationally

USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Traskwood at the 59th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 375 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 Traskwood at the 60th percentile, close to its 59th-percentile risk score.

Traskwood's building exposure, zone by zone

375Total buildings
95.5%Direct exposure
4.5%Indirect exposure
0%Minimal exposure

375 buildings are counted in Traskwood, and 95.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.

Traskwood against the rest of the country

Traskwood ranks lower within Arkansas (40th percentile statewide) than its 59th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Traskwood ranks 12,944 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,756 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 370 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.

Shopping for coverage in Traskwood

Traskwood's elevated wildfire rating (59th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.

Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it

Because Direct exposure dominates in Traskwood (95.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.

Where Traskwood's figures come from

Every one of the two percentiles behind Traskwood's 12,944-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Traskwood's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.