Fort Pierce South, FL
Fort Pierce South, FL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Fort Pierce South's 2,016 buildings earn a 79th-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, Fort Pierce South's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 78th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 60.6% of Fort Pierce South's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 39.4% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Fort Pierce South against the rest of the country
Fort Pierce South's 79th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 45th ranking inside Florida does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 34 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fort Pierce South ranks 6,614 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,427 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 520 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Fort Pierce South's high rating (79th 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 Fort Pierce South
With 60.6% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Fort Pierce South gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Fort Pierce South's figures come from
Fort Pierce South's 79th-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 Fort Pierce South's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.