Wildfire risk · ZIP 38655
Wildfire risk in Oxford (MS), MS
ZIP 38655 (Mississippi) — wildfire risk summary sourced from USDA Forest Service. Data lands this week as the USDA Forest Service ingestion pipeline rolls out.
Last verified 2026-04-26 · methodology
What lands here
Pages translate the numeric hazard score into plain English, show the exposure type (direct flame contact vs. ember), and link to at-home mitigation resources.
Source & refresh
USDA Forest Service. Refreshed annual (usfs update). Stale data is flagged, never silently served. Primary source →
Limitations specific to this source
Community-level only. The 5-step scale reflects the hazard of the landscape, not property-specific factors like defensible space or construction materials.
Mississippi context
Hurricanes, tornadoes, rural water compliance
Mississippi's Gulf Coast carries FEMA VE/AE zones. Jackson's water-system crisis (2022) flagged severe EPA SDWIS compliance issues; many small rural systems statewide face similar oversight pressure. Tornado risk peaks April.
See Mississippi state page for the full state-level rollup across all 12 dimensions.
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Full dashboard for ZIP 38655
Wildfire risk is one of twelve dimensions zipradar federates per address. See the full federated summary for ZIP 38655:
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