Cochran, GA
Cochran, GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Cochran at the 60th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 2,257 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Cochran at the 60th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 61.3% of Cochran's 2,257 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 38.7% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Cochran compares
Cochran's 60th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 19th ranking inside Georgia does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 41 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cochran ranks 12,666 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,800 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 541 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Cochran and the insurance market
At the 60th national percentile, Cochran 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 Cochran
Because 61.3% of Cochran's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Cochran's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,257 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Cochran. The exposure-zones guide covers what Cochran's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.