Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Fort Oglethorpe, GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Fort Oglethorpe lands at the 72nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 3,689 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Fort Oglethorpe's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 76th percentile nationally.
Where Fort Oglethorpe's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Fort Oglethorpe (61.3% of 3,689 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 14.9% sit in the Direct zone.
How Fort Oglethorpe compares
There's little gap between Fort Oglethorpe's 72nd national percentile and its 72nd percentile inside Georgia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fort Oglethorpe ranks 8,821 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,542 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 190 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Fort Oglethorpe and the insurance market
At the 72nd percentile nationally, Fort Oglethorpe 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Fort Oglethorpe (61.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Fort Oglethorpe's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Fort Oglethorpe's 8,821-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fort Oglethorpe's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.