Gillsville, GA
How exposed is Gillsville to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Gillsville lands at the 67th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 359 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gillsville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 71st percentile nationally.
Where Gillsville's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Gillsville: 92.5% of its 359 buildings, versus 7.5% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Gillsville ranks
Gillsville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Georgia (54th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (67th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gillsville ranks 10,363 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,079 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 307 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Gillsville
Gillsville's 67th-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 92.5% of Gillsville 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 Gillsville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 359 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Gillsville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Gillsville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.