Olanta, SC
Olanta wildfire risk explained
Olanta sits at the 80th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 423 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 Olanta at the 79th percentile, close to its 80th-percentile risk score.
Where Olanta's buildings actually sit
Of Olanta's 423 counted buildings, 71.2% 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.
How Olanta compares
Olanta's risk sits at a similar level relative to South Carolina (85th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (80th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Olanta ranks 6,248 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,784 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 72 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Olanta
At the 80th percentile nationally, Olanta 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.
Hardening a home in Olanta
Olanta's 71.2% 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 Olanta's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 423 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Olanta. The exposure-zones guide covers what Olanta's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.