Sumner, MS
Sumner, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Sumner's 218 buildings earn a 43rd-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Sumner at the 43rd percentile, close to its 43rd-percentile risk score.
Sumner's building exposure, zone by zone
69.3% of Sumner's 218 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 30.7% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Sumner compares
Inside Mississippi, Sumner sits at just the 16th percentile even though it scores 43rd nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sumner ranks 18,059 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,204 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 354 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Sumner and the insurance market
At the 43rd national percentile, Sumner rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Sumner
Even with 69.3% of Sumner outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Sumner's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Sumner's 18,059-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sumner's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.