Ama, LA
How exposed is Ama to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Ama lands at the 39th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 775 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ama's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 34th percentile nationally.
Where Ama's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Ama (63.6% of 775 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 36.1% sit in the Direct zone.
How Ama compares
Ama scores 39th nationally and 38th within Louisiana — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ama ranks 19,252 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,866 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 304 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ama
Ama's moderate rating (39th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Ama (63.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Ama's 39th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Ama, see the exposure-zones guide.