Edison, GA
Edison, GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Edison lands at the 60th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 660 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Edison's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 60th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 74.6% of Edison's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 25.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 492 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Edison ranks
Edison's 60th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 20th 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, Edison ranks 12,571 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,056 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 538 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Edison and the insurance market
Edison's high rating (60th 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Edison (74.6%), 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 Edison's 12,571-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Edison, see the exposure-zones guide.