Ulmer, SC
How exposed is Ulmer to wildfire?
USFS scores Ulmer at the 68th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 123 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ulmer at the 69th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
123 buildings are counted in Ulmer, and 68.3% 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.
Ulmer against the rest of the country
Ulmer ranks lower within South Carolina (50th percentile statewide) than its 68th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ulmer ranks 10,034 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,035 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 237 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 68th percentile nationally, Ulmer carries the 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 68.3% of Ulmer 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
Ulmer's 68th-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 Ulmer, see the exposure-zones guide.