Amelia, LA
Amelia, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Amelia lands at the 23rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 1,369 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Amelia at the 20th percentile, close to its 23rd-percentile risk score.
Where Amelia's buildings actually sit
93.8% of Amelia's 1,369 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 5.8% Direct and 0.4% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Amelia compares
Amelia scores 23rd nationally and 23rd 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, Amelia ranks 24,389 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,750 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 377 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 23rd national percentile, Amelia rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Amelia (93.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Amelia's figures come from
Amelia's 23rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Amelia's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.