Washington, AR
How exposed is Washington to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Washington at the 56th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 178 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Washington at the 57th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
76.4% of Washington's 178 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 136 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 23.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Washington compares
Washington's 56th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 34th ranking inside Arkansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 22 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Washington ranks 13,889 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,701 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 404 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Washington
Washington's elevated wildfire rating (56th 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.
Hardening a home in Washington
Washington's 76.4% 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 Washington's figures come from
Washington's 56th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Washington's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.