Newington, GA
Newington, GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Newington's 220 buildings earn a 70th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Newington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 70th percentile nationally.
Where Newington's buildings actually sit
220 buildings are counted in Newington, and 56.4% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Newington against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Newington's 70th national percentile and its 65th percentile inside Georgia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Newington ranks 9,418 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,113 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 237 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Newington and the insurance market
Newington's high rating (70th 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 56.4% of Newington 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.
Where Newington's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 220 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Newington. The exposure-zones guide covers what Newington's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.