Glendale, MS
How exposed is Glendale to wildfire?
Glendale sits at the 83rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 782 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Glendale at the 86th percentile, close to its 83rd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
782 buildings are counted in Glendale, and 79.7% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Glendale against the rest of the country
Glendale scores 83rd nationally and 86th 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, Glendale ranks 5,230 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,795 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 58 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 83rd percentile nationally, Glendale carries the very 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.
Hardening a home in Glendale
With 79.7% of Glendale 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.
Where Glendale's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Glendale's 5,230-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Glendale's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.