Banks Springs, LA
Banks Springs, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Banks Springs sits at the 53rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 663 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Banks Springs at the 53rd national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
663 buildings are counted in Banks Springs, and 56% 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.
Where Banks Springs ranks
Banks Springs's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (62nd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (53rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Banks Springs ranks 14,971 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,027 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 187 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Banks Springs and the insurance market
Banks Springs's elevated rating (53rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Banks Springs
Banks Springs's 56% 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.
Where Banks Springs's figures come from
Banks Springs's 53rd-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 Banks Springs's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.