De Soto, GA
De Soto, GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores De Soto at the 61st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 154 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, De Soto's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 61st percentile nationally.
De Soto's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in De Soto: 83.8% of its 154 buildings, versus 16.2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where De Soto ranks
De Soto's 61st national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 23rd ranking inside Georgia does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 39 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, De Soto ranks 12,254 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,693 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 514 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in De Soto
De Soto's high rating (61st 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.
Hardening a home in De Soto
With 83.8% of De Soto 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 De Soto's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 154 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for De Soto. The exposure-zones guide covers what De Soto's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.