Smyrna, SC
How exposed is Smyrna to wildfire?
Smyrna's 53 buildings earn a 63rd-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Smyrna at the 66th percentile, close to its 63rd-percentile risk score.
Where Smyrna's buildings actually sit
100% of Smyrna's 53 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 53 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Smyrna ranks
Smyrna ranks lower within South Carolina (29th percentile statewide) than its 63rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Smyrna ranks 11,610 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,854 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 338 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Smyrna and the insurance market
Smyrna's high rating (63rd 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
With 100% of Smyrna 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 Smyrna's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Smyrna's 11,610-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Smyrna's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.