Ball, LA
Ball, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Ball's 2,038 buildings earn a 65th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Ball at the 66th percentile, close to its 65th-percentile risk score.
Ball's building exposure, zone by zone
86.7% of Ball's 2,038 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 1,766 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 13.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Ball against the rest of the country
Ball's 81st-percentile standing inside Louisiana outpaces its 65th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ball ranks 11,158 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,363 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 94 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ball
At the 65th percentile nationally, Ball 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.
Hardening a home in Ball
Ball's 86.7% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,038 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ball. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Ball, see the exposure-zones guide.