Alapaha, GA
Alapaha, GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Alapaha sits at the 70th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 456 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Alapaha's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 70th percentile nationally.
Where Alapaha's buildings actually sit
Of Alapaha's 456 counted buildings, 66% 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.
Alapaha against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Alapaha's 70th national percentile and its 65th percentile inside Georgia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alapaha ranks 9,383 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,149 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 235 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 70th percentile nationally, Alapaha carries the 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.
Hardening a home in Alapaha
Because Direct exposure dominates in Alapaha (66%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Alapaha's figures come from
Alapaha's 70th-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 Alapaha's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.