Jennings, MD
Jennings, MD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Jennings sits at the 59th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 82 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Jennings's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 57th percentile nationally.
Jennings's building exposure, zone by zone
98.8% of Jennings's 82 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 81 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 1.2% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Jennings ranks
Within Maryland, Jennings ranks higher (84th percentile) than it does nationally (59th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jennings ranks 13,045 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,801 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 86 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Jennings
Jennings's elevated rating (59th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Jennings's 98.8% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Jennings's figures come from
Jennings's 59th-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 Jennings's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.