Wesley, AR
How exposed is Wesley to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Wesley lands at the 85th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 130 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wesley's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 88th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Wesley: 100% of its 130 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Wesley compares
Wesley scores 85th nationally and 93rd 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, Wesley ranks 4,687 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,704 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 45 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Wesley and the insurance market
Wesley's very high rating (85th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Wesley (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Wesley's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 130 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wesley. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wesley's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.