Brooklet, GA
Brooklet wildfire risk explained
Brooklet sits at the 65th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 903 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Brooklet at the 65th percentile, close to its 65th-percentile risk score.
Brooklet's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 62.9% of Brooklet's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 37.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 568 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Brooklet ranks
Brooklet ranks lower within Georgia (42nd percentile statewide) than its 65th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brooklet ranks 11,085 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,693 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 391 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 65th percentile nationally, Brooklet 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Brooklet (62.9%), 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Brooklet's 11,085-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Brooklet, see the exposure-zones guide.