Sallis, MS
Sallis wildfire risk explained
Sallis sits at the 77th 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 121 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Sallis at the 79th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Sallis's building exposure, zone by zone
94.2% of Sallis's 121 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 114 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 5.8% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Sallis ranks
There's little gap between Sallis's 77th national percentile and its 75th percentile inside Mississippi, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sallis ranks 7,343 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,112 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 107 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
At the 77th percentile nationally, Sallis carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Sallis
With 94.2% of Sallis in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Sallis's 77th-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 Sallis, see the exposure-zones guide.