Buckhead (Morgan), GA
Buckhead (Morgan), GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Buckhead (Morgan) lands at the 69th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 152 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Buckhead (Morgan) at the 72nd national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Buckhead (Morgan)'s building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Buckhead (Morgan): 98% of its 152 buildings, versus 2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Buckhead (Morgan) ranks
There's little gap between Buckhead (Morgan)'s 69th national percentile and its 62nd percentile inside Georgia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Buckhead (Morgan) ranks 9,697 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,792 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 252 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Buckhead (Morgan)
Buckhead (Morgan)'s 69th-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Hardening a home in Buckhead (Morgan)
With 98% of Buckhead (Morgan) 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.
Where Buckhead (Morgan)'s figures come from
Buckhead (Morgan)'s 69th-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 Buckhead (Morgan)'s dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.