Piney Grove, GA
Piney Grove wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Piney Grove lands at the 80th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 240 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Piney Grove at the 83rd national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Piney Grove's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 95% of Piney Grove's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 228 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Piney Grove compares
Piney Grove's risk sits at a similar level relative to Georgia (91st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (80th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Piney Grove ranks 6,237 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,453 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 59 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 80th percentile nationally, Piney Grove carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Piney Grove
With 95% of Piney Grove 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 Piney Grove's figures come from
Piney Grove's 80th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Piney Grove's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.