Flowood, MS
Flowood wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Flowood at the 54th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 4,362 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Flowood's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 56th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
4,362 buildings are counted in Flowood, and 69.6% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 25.8% in Direct exposure or the 4.7% rated Minimal.
Where Flowood ranks
Flowood ranks lower within Mississippi (23rd percentile statewide) than its 54th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Flowood ranks 14,532 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,920 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 325 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Flowood and the insurance market
At the 54th national percentile, Flowood rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Flowood
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Flowood (69.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Flowood's 54th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Flowood, see the exposure-zones guide.