Wedgefield, SC
Wedgefield, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Wedgefield at the 80th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 891 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Wedgefield at the 79th percentile, close to its 80th-percentile risk score.
Wedgefield's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 98.3% of Wedgefield's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 1.7% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 876 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Wedgefield against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Wedgefield's 80th national percentile and its 83rd percentile inside South Carolina, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wedgefield ranks 6,471 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,806 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 84 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
Wedgefield's high rating (80th 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.
Hardening a home in Wedgefield
Because Direct exposure dominates in Wedgefield (98.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 891 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wedgefield. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Wedgefield, see the exposure-zones guide.