Fairview Crossroads, SC
How exposed is Fairview Crossroads to wildfire?
USFS scores Fairview Crossroads at the 69th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 426 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Fairview Crossroads at the 69th percentile, close to its 69th-percentile risk score.
Fairview Crossroads's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 97.4% of Fairview Crossroads's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 2.6% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 415 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Fairview Crossroads against the rest of the country
Fairview Crossroads's 69th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 52nd ranking inside South Carolina does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 16 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fairview Crossroads ranks 9,906 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,736 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 225 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Fairview Crossroads
At the 69th percentile nationally, Fairview Crossroads 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Fairview Crossroads (97.4%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 426 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Fairview Crossroads. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Fairview Crossroads, see the exposure-zones guide.