Collins, MS
Collins, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Collins's 1,424 buildings earn a 76th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Collins's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 79th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 56% of Collins's 1,424 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 44% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Collins compares
Collins scores 76th nationally and 73rd within Mississippi — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Collins ranks 7,595 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,510 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 115 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Collins and the insurance market
Collins's high rating (76th 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.
Hardening a home in Collins
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Collins (56% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Collins's figures come from
Collins's 76th-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 Collins's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.