Conway, SC
How exposed is Conway to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Conway at the 71st national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 7,648 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Conway at the 70th percentile, close to its 71st-percentile risk score.
Where Conway's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Conway (56.2% of 7,648 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 43.8% sit in the Direct zone. At 7,648 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Conway against the rest of the country
Conway scores 71st nationally and 61st 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, Conway ranks 9,272 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 2,230 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 188 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Conway
At the 71st percentile nationally, Conway 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.
Hardening a home in Conway
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Conway (56.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Conway's figures come from
Conway's 71st-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 Conway's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.