McConnells, SC
McConnells wildfire risk explained
McConnells's 255 buildings earn a 62nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, McConnells's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 65th percentile nationally.
McConnells's building exposure, zone by zone
97.7% of McConnells's 255 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 249 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 2.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where McConnells ranks
Inside South Carolina, McConnells sits at just the 26th percentile even though it scores 62nd nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, McConnells ranks 11,889 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,992 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 351 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in McConnells
McConnells's high rating (62nd 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 McConnells
With 97.7% of McConnells 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.
More on how this number was built
McConnells's 62nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond McConnells, see the exposure-zones guide.