Danville, GA
How exposed is Danville to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Danville at the 63rd national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 198 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Danville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 64th percentile nationally.
Where Danville's buildings actually sit
198 buildings are counted in Danville, and 68.2% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Danville compares
Danville ranks lower within Georgia (32nd percentile statewide) than its 63rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Danville ranks 11,657 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,914 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 458 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Danville
Danville's high rating (63rd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Danville'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 Danville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 198 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Danville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Danville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.