Gough, GA
How exposed is Gough to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Gough lands at the 66th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 174 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 Gough at the 66th percentile, close to its 66th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 56.9% of Gough's 174 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 43.1% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Gough ranks
Gough ranks lower within Georgia (46th percentile statewide) than its 66th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gough ranks 10,804 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,848 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 362 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Gough's high rating (66th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 56.9% of Gough's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Gough's figures come from
Gough's 66th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Gough's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.