Fairview, GA
Fairview wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Fairview at the 73rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 3,173 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Fairview's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 77th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 84.5% of Fairview's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 15.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 2,681 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Fairview against the rest of the country
Fairview's risk sits at a similar level relative to Georgia (77th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (73rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fairview ranks 8,442 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,198 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 157 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Fairview and the insurance market
Fairview's high rating (73rd 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 Fairview
With 84.5% of Fairview 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 Fairview's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,173 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Fairview. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fairview's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.