Bucksport, SC
Bucksport, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Bucksport lands at the 77th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 544 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bucksport at the 77th national percentile — 0 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
544 buildings are counted in Bucksport, and 94.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0.2% rated Minimal.
Bucksport against the rest of the country
Bucksport scores 77th nationally and 77th 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, Bucksport ranks 7,382 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,662 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 112 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Bucksport and the insurance market
At the 77th percentile nationally, Bucksport 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 94.5% of Bucksport in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 544 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bucksport. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bucksport, see the exposure-zones guide.