Kite, GA
How exposed is Kite to wildfire?
Kite 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 216 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Kite at the 69th national percentile — 0 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
64.8% of Kite's 216 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 140 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 35.2% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Kite compares
Kite 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, Kite ranks 9,893 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,265 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 269 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Kite and the insurance market
Kite'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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 64.8% of Kite 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 216 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Kite. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Kite, see the exposure-zones guide.