Tremont, MS
How exposed is Tremont to wildfire?
Tremont 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 269 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Tremont at the 62nd national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Tremont's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Tremont's 269 counted buildings, 74% 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.
How Tremont compares
Tremont 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, Tremont ranks 12,673 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,538 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 278 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Tremont and the insurance market
Tremont's elevated rating (60th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Tremont
Because Direct exposure dominates in Tremont (74%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Tremont's figures come from
Tremont's 60th-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 Tremont's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.