Georgetown-Quitman County, GA
Georgetown-Quitman County wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Georgetown-Quitman County lands at the 73rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 2,473 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Georgetown-Quitman County's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 73rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Georgetown-Quitman County's 2,473 counted buildings, 88% carry Direct exposure and only 0.4% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Georgetown-Quitman County ranks
Georgetown-Quitman County's risk sits at a similar level relative to Georgia (76th 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, Georgetown-Quitman County ranks 8,540 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,350 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 161 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Georgetown-Quitman County
Georgetown-Quitman County'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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 88% of Georgetown-Quitman County 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,473 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Georgetown-Quitman County. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Georgetown-Quitman County, see the exposure-zones guide.