Waldron, AR
Waldron, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Waldron's 2,134 buildings earn a 82nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Waldron at the 86th national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Waldron's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 62% of Waldron's 2,134 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 38% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Waldron against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Waldron's 82nd national percentile and its 88th percentile inside Arkansas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Waldron ranks 5,634 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,106 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 79 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 82nd percentile nationally, Waldron carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 62% of Waldron's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Waldron's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,134 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Waldron. The exposure-zones guide covers what Waldron's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.