Du Pont, GA
Du Pont wildfire risk explained
Du Pont's 83 buildings earn a 75th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Du Pont at the 76th percentile, close to its 75th-percentile risk score.
Du Pont's building exposure, zone by zone
62.7% of Du Pont's 83 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 52 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 37.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Du Pont against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Du Pont's 75th national percentile and its 82nd percentile inside Georgia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Du Pont ranks 7,843 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,756 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 121 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Du Pont and the insurance market
At the 75th percentile nationally, Du Pont 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Du Pont (62.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Du Pont's 7,843-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Du Pont, see the exposure-zones guide.