Jesup, GA
Jesup, GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Jesup sits at the 69th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 4,470 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Jesup at the 69th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Jesup (55.2% of 4,470 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 44.8% sit in the Direct zone.
How Jesup compares
Jesup scores 69th nationally and 60th within Georgia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jesup ranks 9,892 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,817 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 268 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Jesup
Jesup's high rating (69th 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 ember exposure the dominant pattern in Jesup (55.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,470 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Jesup. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Jesup, see the exposure-zones guide.