Thomson, GA
Thomson, GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Thomson sits at the 69th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 3,011 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Thomson's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 70th percentile nationally.
Where Thomson's buildings actually sit
3,011 buildings are counted in Thomson, and 59.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 40.9% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Thomson against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Thomson's 69th national percentile and its 61st percentile inside Georgia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Thomson ranks 9,859 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,420 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 265 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Thomson
Thomson's 69th-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Hardening a home in Thomson
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Thomson (59.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Thomson's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,011 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Thomson. The exposure-zones guide covers what Thomson's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.