Bonanza, GA
Bonanza, GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Bonanza lands at the 56th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,505 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Bonanza at the 60th percentile, close to its 56th-percentile risk score.
Where Bonanza's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Bonanza (76.9% of 1,505 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 23.1% sit in the Direct zone.
Bonanza against the rest of the country
Bonanza ranks lower within Georgia (13th percentile statewide) than its 56th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bonanza ranks 13,859 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,147 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 583 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bonanza
At the 56th national percentile, Bonanza rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Bonanza's 76.9% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Bonanza's 56th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Bonanza, see the exposure-zones guide.