Falkner, MS
Falkner wildfire risk explained
Falkner's 457 buildings earn a 77th-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, Falkner's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 80th percentile nationally.
Falkner's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Falkner: 87.8% of its 457 buildings, versus 12.3% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Falkner compares
There's little gap between Falkner's 77th national percentile and its 76th percentile inside Mississippi, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Falkner ranks 7,122 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,131 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 102 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Falkner and the insurance market
At the 77th percentile nationally, Falkner 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Falkner (87.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 457 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Falkner. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Falkner, see the exposure-zones guide.