Irondale, GA
How exposed is Irondale to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Irondale lands at the 56th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 3,177 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Irondale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 60th percentile nationally.
Where Irondale's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 74.8% of Irondale's 3,177 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 25.2% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Irondale compares
Irondale's 56th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 14th ranking inside Georgia does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 43 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Irondale ranks 13,701 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,193 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 578 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
Irondale's elevated rating (56th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 74.8% of Irondale'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 Irondale's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Irondale's 13,701-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Irondale's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.