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The 100 highest-risk cities

Lowest composite fire-safety grades. The grade combines per-capita NFIRS incidents, building-fire density, civilian casualty rates, and recent wildfire activity. Numbers below should be read as a starting point for diving into local conditions, not as a final verdict.

#CityStateGradeIncidentsPopulation
1 Upper Marlboro MD F 332 759
2 Proctorville OH F 40 558
3 Warrenville SC F 130 786
4 Saluda NC F 110 617
5 Lawndale NC F 39 599
6 Chesnee SC F 91 597
7 Loris SC F 381 2,513
8 North SC F 123 916
9 Village of Clarkston MI F 171 775
10 Lake City MI F 82 702
11 Eastover SC F 95 616
12 Kirtland NM F 71 546
13 Montgomery TX F 584 1,620
14 Holly Hill SC F 198 1,384
15 Sanford MI F 164 757
16 Summerton SC F 72 714
17 Folsom LA F 34 705
18 Scurry TX F 98 616
19 Bethlehem GA F 90 598
20 East Bend NC F 112 741
21 Pelzer SC F 195 1,480
22 Roy WA F 147 920
23 Ocean Isle Beach NC F 68 809
24 Valley View TX F 56 805
25 Athol ID F 87 790
26 Scottsville VA F 75 571
27 Calhoun TN F 24 545
28 Crosby TX F 240 2,064
29 Dobson NC F 219 1,812
30 Springville CA F 49 508
31 Dunnellon FL F 488 2,337
32 Gaston SC F 233 1,991
33 Frankford DE F 110 842
34 Springtown TX F 464 3,232
35 Irvine KY F 134 2,785
36 Jamestown TN F 167 2,126
37 Cherokee NC F 134 1,604
38 Prosperity SC F 130 1,139
39 Roseboro NC F 75 900
40 Parksley VA F 102 764
41 Warsaw OH F 43 519
42 Lucedale MS F 396 2,914
43 Quinlan TX F 281 1,470
44 Clyde NC F 110 1,424
45 Kingston GA F 75 774
46 Delta PA F 29 647
47 Minford OH F 40 590
48 Byhalia MS F 253 1,990
49 Saucier MS F 116 1,199
50 Roscommon MI F 123 1,123
51 Niota TN F 51 705
52 Oglesby TX F 13 511
53 New Castle DE F 1,009 5,523
54 Isleton CA F 11 538
55 Emory TX F 57 1,373
56 Coldwater MS F 139 1,237
57 Six Mile SC F 158 1,086
58 Harrison MI F 276 2,311
59 Homosassa FL F 372 2,016
60 Birch Run MI F 121 1,180
61 Elm City NC F 67 1,157
62 Lebec CA F 104 913
63 Mantua OH F 81 767
64 Olanta SC F 39 588
65 Webster FL F 112 1,267
66 Orange Grove TX F 72 1,067
67 Stoneville NC F 74 1,052
68 Parma MI F 46 663
69 Keystone Heights FL F 156 1,398
70 Coldspring TX F 127 1,221
71 Pelion SC F 69 1,056
72 Middlesex NC F 101 963
73 Lancaster SC F 737 8,592
74 Franklin NC F 380 4,184
75 Stuart VA F 165 1,533
76 Beech Island SC F 85 1,361
77 Yemassee SC F 76 974
78 De Kalb MS F 60 757
79 Morley MI F 53 649
80 Grindstone PA F 15 619
81 Chelsea OK F 56 1,914
82 Aurora OR F 41 1,055
83 Murphy NC F 101 1,549
84 Santee SC F 128 1,189
85 Madisonville LA F 63 981
86 Heidelberg MS F 65 746
87 Beulaville NC F 111 1,439
88 Irwindale CA F 136 1,343
89 Rowland NC F 35 1,003
90 Naches WA F 48 814
91 Fort Gay WV F 42 565
92 Ocklawaha FL F 134 1,637
93 Gray TN F 125 1,276
94 Edwardsburg MI F 141 1,265
95 Mulberry Grove IL F 59 727
96 Woodland AL F 28 568
97 Warsaw MO F 218 2,326
98 Cedar Hill MO F 115 1,453
99 Foresthill CA F 70 1,178
100 Gainesboro TN F 69 1,086