Barwick, GA
Barwick wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Barwick at the 59th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 279 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Barwick at the 58th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
74.2% of Barwick's 279 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 207 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 25.8% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Barwick compares
Barwick ranks lower within Georgia (16th percentile statewide) than its 59th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Barwick ranks 13,008 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,211 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 560 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Barwick and the insurance market
Barwick's elevated rating (59th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Barwick (74.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Barwick's 59th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Barwick, see the exposure-zones guide.