Collins, GA
Collins, GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Collins at the 71st national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 357 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Collins's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 70th percentile nationally.
Collins's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Collins's buildings (50.7%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Collins ranks
Collins scores 71st nationally and 68th within Georgia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Collins ranks 9,139 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,123 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 215 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Collins and the insurance market
At the 71st percentile nationally, Collins 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.
Hardening a home in Collins
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Collins (50.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Collins's figures come from
Collins's 71st-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 Collins's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.