Sumrall, MS
Sumrall, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Sumrall's 999 buildings earn a 85th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sumrall's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 88th percentile nationally.
Sumrall's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Sumrall's 999 counted buildings, 72.9% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Sumrall ranks
Sumrall scores 85th nationally and 88th 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, Sumrall ranks 4,668 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,945 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 51 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sumrall
At the 85th percentile nationally, Sumrall carries the very 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Sumrall (72.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Sumrall's figures come from
Sumrall's 85th-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 Sumrall's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.