Burnsville, MS
How exposed is Burnsville to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Burnsville lands at the 72nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 581 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Burnsville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 75th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 75.2% of Burnsville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 24.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 437 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Burnsville ranks
Burnsville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Mississippi (64th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (72nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Burnsville ranks 8,886 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,095 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 151 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Burnsville's 72nd-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 75.2% of Burnsville 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 Burnsville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Burnsville's 8,886-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Burnsville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.