Waldenburg, AR
How exposed is Waldenburg to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Waldenburg at the 15th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 65 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Waldenburg at the 15th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Waldenburg's buildings actually sit
Only 23.1% of Waldenburg's 65 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 76.9% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Waldenburg ranks
Waldenburg's risk sits at a similar level relative to Arkansas (8th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (15th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Waldenburg ranks 26,812 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,451 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 570 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
At the 15th national percentile, Waldenburg rates low 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 Waldenburg
Even with 76.9% of Waldenburg outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Waldenburg's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 65 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Waldenburg. The exposure-zones guide covers what Waldenburg's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.