Turrell, AR
How exposed is Turrell to wildfire?
Turrell sits at the 17th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 302 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 Turrell at the 16th percentile, close to its 17th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
59.9% of Turrell's 302 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 27.2% Direct and 12.9% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Turrell ranks
Turrell scores 17th nationally and 8th within Arkansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Turrell ranks 26,179 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,563 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 564 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Turrell's low rating (17th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Turrell's 59.9% 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.
Where Turrell's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 302 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Turrell. The exposure-zones guide covers what Turrell's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.