Bronwood, GA
Bronwood wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Bronwood at the 54th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 286 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Bronwood at the 54th percentile, close to its 54th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Bronwood: 68.2% of its 286 buildings, versus 31.8% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Bronwood compares
Bronwood ranks lower within Georgia (11th percentile statewide) than its 54th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bronwood ranks 14,396 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,999 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 594 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Bronwood and the insurance market
At the 54th national percentile, Bronwood rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Bronwood
Bronwood's 68.2% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Bronwood's figures come from
Bronwood's 54th-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 Bronwood's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.