Kearney Park, MS
Kearney Park wildfire risk explained
Kearney Park sits at the 60th 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 492 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 Kearney Park at the 63rd percentile, close to its 60th-percentile risk score.
Kearney Park's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Kearney Park: 78.5% of its 492 buildings, versus 21.5% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Kearney Park compares
Kearney Park ranks lower within Mississippi (34th percentile statewide) than its 60th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kearney Park ranks 12,733 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,497 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 279 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Kearney Park and the insurance market
At the 60th national percentile, Kearney Park rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Kearney Park (78.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Kearney Park's 60th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Kearney Park, see the exposure-zones guide.