Lodge, SC
Lodge wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Lodge at the 67th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 131 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lodge's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 66th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Lodge's 131 counted buildings, 91.6% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Lodge ranks
Lodge ranks lower within South Carolina (43rd percentile statewide) than its 67th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lodge ranks 10,475 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,688 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 272 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lodge
Lodge'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.
What would actually reduce this score
Lodge's 91.6% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Lodge's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Lodge's 10,475-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lodge's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.