Woolsey, GA
Woolsey wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Woolsey lands at the 66th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 129 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Woolsey at the 70th national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
100% of Woolsey's 129 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 129 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Woolsey ranks
Woolsey's 66th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 49th ranking inside Georgia does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 17 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Woolsey ranks 10,649 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,744 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 344 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Woolsey and the insurance market
At the 66th percentile nationally, Woolsey 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Woolsey'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.
More on how this number was built
Woolsey's 66th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Woolsey, see the exposure-zones guide.