Smarr, GA
Smarr wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Smarr at the 73rd national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 165 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Smarr at the 76th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Smarr's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 100% of Smarr's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 165 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Smarr ranks
Smarr scores 73rd nationally and 76th within Georgia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Smarr ranks 8,567 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,209 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 164 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Smarr
Smarr's high rating (73rd 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
Smarr's 100% 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 Smarr's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Smarr's 8,567-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Smarr's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.