Omega, GA
How exposed is Omega to wildfire?
USFS scores Omega at the 52nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 602 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Omega at the 52nd percentile, close to its 52nd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
46.4% of Omega's 602 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 279 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 11.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 42.5% are Minimal.
Where Omega ranks
Omega ranks lower within Georgia (8th percentile statewide) than its 52nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Omega ranks 15,058 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,810 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 614 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Omega and the insurance market
Omega's elevated rating (52nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Omega (46.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Omega's 15,058-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Omega, see the exposure-zones guide.