Willisville, AR
How exposed is Willisville to wildfire?
USFS scores Willisville at the 63rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 149 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Willisville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 64th percentile nationally.
Where Willisville's buildings actually sit
Of Willisville's 149 counted buildings, 99.3% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Willisville ranks
Inside Arkansas, Willisville sits at just the 47th percentile even though it scores 63rd nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Willisville ranks 11,650 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,904 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 325 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Willisville
At the 63rd percentile nationally, Willisville carries the 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.
Hardening a home in Willisville
With 99.3% of Willisville in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Willisville's figures come from
Willisville's 63rd-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 Willisville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.