Poulan, GA
Poulan wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Poulan at the 65th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 524 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Poulan's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 64th percentile nationally.
Poulan's building exposure, zone by zone
80.5% of Poulan's 524 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 422 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 8.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 10.9% are Minimal.
Where Poulan ranks
Poulan's 65th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 44th ranking inside Georgia does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 22 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Poulan ranks 10,899 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,959 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 375 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Poulan and the insurance market
At the 65th percentile nationally, Poulan carries the 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Poulan's 80.5% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Poulan's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Poulan's 10,899-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Poulan's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.