Norway, SC
Norway, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Norway sits at the 65th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 285 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Norway at the 64th percentile, close to its 65th-percentile risk score.
Norway's building exposure, zone by zone
285 buildings are counted in Norway, and 50.5% 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.
Where Norway ranks
Norway ranks lower within South Carolina (35th percentile statewide) than its 65th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Norway ranks 11,072 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,045 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 309 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Norway
Norway's 65th-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Hardening a home in Norway
With 50.5% of Norway 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 Norway's figures come from
Norway's 65th-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 Norway's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.