Puckett, MS
Puckett, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Puckett sits at the 70th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 321 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Puckett at the 73rd national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Puckett's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 79.8% of Puckett's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 19.9% Indirect share and far above its 0.3% Minimal share — a profile where 256 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Puckett compares
Puckett scores 70th nationally and 56th 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, Puckett ranks 9,582 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,060 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 186 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
Puckett's 70th-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Puckett (79.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Puckett's figures come from
Puckett's 70th-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 Puckett's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.