Gibson, GA
Gibson, GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Gibson lands at the 67th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 435 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Gibson at the 68th percentile, close to its 67th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
60.2% of Gibson's 435 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 262 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 39.8% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Gibson against the rest of the country
Gibson ranks lower within Georgia (52nd percentile statewide) than its 67th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gibson ranks 10,527 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,545 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 323 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Gibson
At the 67th percentile nationally, Gibson 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
Gibson's 60.2% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Gibson's 10,527-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Gibson, see the exposure-zones guide.