Blakely, GA
How exposed is Blakely to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Blakely lands at the 63rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 2,971 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Blakely's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 63rd percentile nationally.
Where Blakely's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 60.9% of Blakely's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 39.2% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 1,808 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Blakely ranks
Inside Georgia, Blakely sits at just the 30th percentile even though it scores 63rd 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, Blakely ranks 11,809 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,481 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 471 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Blakely
At the 63rd percentile nationally, Blakely 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 60.9% of Blakely 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 Blakely's 11,809-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Blakely, see the exposure-zones guide.