Barnwell, SC
Barnwell wildfire risk explained
Barnwell 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 2,480 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Barnwell at the 69th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Barnwell's buildings actually sit
Most of Barnwell's buildings (50.8%) 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.
Barnwell against the rest of the country
Barnwell scores 69th nationally and 55th within South Carolina — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Barnwell ranks 9,711 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,338 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 214 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Barnwell
Barnwell's high rating (69th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 50.8% of Barnwell's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Barnwell's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Barnwell's 9,711-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Barnwell's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.