Berlin, GA
Berlin, GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Berlin sits at the 57th 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 311 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Berlin's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 56th percentile nationally.
Berlin's building exposure, zone by zone
63% of Berlin's 311 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 196 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 37% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Berlin ranks
Inside Georgia, Berlin sits at just the 14th percentile even though it scores 57th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Berlin ranks 13,609 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,336 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 577 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Berlin
Berlin's elevated wildfire rating (57th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 63% of Berlin in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Berlin's 13,609-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Berlin, see the exposure-zones guide.