Carlisle, SC
Carlisle, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Carlisle lands at the 67th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 302 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Carlisle at the 69th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Carlisle's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Carlisle: 81.1% of its 302 buildings, versus 18.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Carlisle compares
Carlisle's 67th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 44th ranking inside South Carolina does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 23 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Carlisle ranks 10,378 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,587 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 263 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Carlisle
Carlisle's high rating (67th 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 Direct exposure dominates in Carlisle (81.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Carlisle's 67th-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 Carlisle, see the exposure-zones guide.