Jennings, MO
Jennings wildfire risk explained
Jennings's 6,519 buildings earn a 42nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (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 46th percentile nationally.
Where Jennings's buildings actually sit
Most of Jennings's buildings (98.1% of 6,519) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure. At 6,519 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where Jennings ranks
Jennings's 42nd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 17th ranking inside Missouri does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 25 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jennings ranks 18,247 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 2,665 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 880 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Jennings and the insurance market
At the 42nd national percentile, Jennings rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 98.1% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Jennings gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Jennings's figures come from
Jennings's 42nd-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 minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.