Dale, SC
How exposed is Dale to wildfire?
Dale's 344 buildings earn a 88th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Dale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 86th percentile nationally.
Where Dale's buildings actually sit
344 buildings are counted in Dale, and 100% 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% rated Minimal.
Dale against the rest of the country
Dale's risk sits at a similar level relative to South Carolina (95th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (88th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dale ranks 3,661 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,478 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 24 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Dale
At the 88th percentile nationally, Dale carries the very 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Dale 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.
Where Dale's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 344 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dale. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dale's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.