Zinc, AR
How exposed is Zinc to wildfire?
Zinc sits at the 79th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 57 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Zinc at the 81st national percentile — 2 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
57 buildings are counted in Zinc, and 100% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Zinc ranks
Zinc's risk sits at a similar level relative to Arkansas (76th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (79th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Zinc ranks 6,764 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,735 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 150 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 79th percentile nationally, Zinc 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Zinc's 100% 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 Zinc's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 57 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Zinc. The exposure-zones guide covers what Zinc's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.