Millen, GA
How exposed is Millen to wildfire?
Millen sits at the 65th 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 1,745 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Millen's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 66th percentile nationally.
Where Millen's buildings actually sit
1,745 buildings are counted in Millen, and 63.8% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 36.2% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Millen compares
Inside Georgia, Millen sits at just the 41st percentile even though it scores 65th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Millen ranks 11,117 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,242 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 396 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Millen and the insurance market
Millen's high rating (65th 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
Millen's 63.8% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Millen's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,745 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Millen. The exposure-zones guide covers what Millen's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.