Clinton, SC
How exposed is Clinton to wildfire?
Clinton sits at the 64th 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 3,520 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Clinton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 67th percentile nationally.
Where Clinton's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 67.6% of Clinton's 3,520 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 32.4% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Clinton against the rest of the country
Clinton's 64th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 31st ranking inside South Carolina does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 33 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clinton ranks 11,390 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,749 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 327 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Clinton
Clinton's high rating (64th 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.
Hardening a home in Clinton
Because 67.6% of Clinton'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 Clinton's figures come from
Clinton's 64th-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 Clinton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.