Van Wyck, SC
Van Wyck wildfire risk explained
Van Wyck sits at the 62nd 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 594 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Van Wyck's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 64th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
594 buildings are counted in Van Wyck, and 98.5% 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.
Van Wyck against the rest of the country
Van Wyck ranks lower within South Carolina (24th percentile statewide) than its 62nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Van Wyck ranks 12,112 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,919 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 362 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Van Wyck and the insurance market
Van Wyck's 62nd-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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 98.5% of Van Wyck 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 594 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Van Wyck. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Van Wyck, see the exposure-zones guide.