Savannah, TX
Savannah wildfire risk explained
Savannah's 2,206 buildings earn a 58th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Savannah's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 59th percentile nationally.
Where Savannah's buildings actually sit
Most of Savannah's buildings (95.9%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Savannah against the rest of the country
Savannah ranks lower within Texas (12th percentile statewide) than its 58th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Savannah ranks 13,254 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,923 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,577 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 58th national percentile, Savannah rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Savannah's 95.9% 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.
More on how this number was built
Savannah's 58th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Savannah, see the exposure-zones guide.