De Soto, MS
De Soto, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
De Soto's 237 buildings earn a 64th-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.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks De Soto at the 66th 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
Of De Soto's 237 counted buildings, 99.2% 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 De Soto ranks
De Soto ranks lower within Mississippi (43rd percentile statewide) than its 64th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, De Soto ranks 11,281 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,559 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 241 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in De Soto
De Soto's high rating (64th 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 De Soto
With 99.2% of De Soto 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 237 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for De Soto. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond De Soto, see the exposure-zones guide.