Buies Creek, NC
How exposed is Buies Creek to wildfire?
Buies Creek sits at the 57th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 791 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Buies Creek's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 57th percentile nationally.
Where Buies Creek's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Buies Creek: 61.6% of its 791 buildings, versus 38.4% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Buies Creek against the rest of the country
Buies Creek's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Carolina (54th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (57th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Buies Creek ranks 13,623 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,720 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 353 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Buies Creek
Buies Creek's elevated wildfire rating (57th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Buies Creek
Buies Creek's 61.6% 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 Buies Creek's figures come from
Buies Creek's 57th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Buies Creek's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.