Hermanville, MS
Hermanville, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Hermanville at the 70th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 362 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Hermanville at the 73rd national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Hermanville's buildings actually sit
362 buildings are counted in Hermanville, and 90.9% 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.
Hermanville against the rest of the country
Hermanville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Mississippi (58th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (70th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hermanville ranks 9,422 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,020 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 177 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Hermanville and the insurance market
Hermanville's high rating (70th 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 Hermanville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Hermanville (90.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Hermanville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 362 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Hermanville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hermanville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.