Bossier City, LA
How exposed is Bossier City to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Bossier City lands at the 45th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 27,623 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bossier City's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 47th percentile nationally.
Where Bossier City's buildings actually sit
Only 3.9% of Bossier City's 27,623 buildings carry Direct exposure and 46.1% carry Indirect; the remaining 50% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure. At 27,623 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where Bossier City ranks
Bossier City's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (48th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (45th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bossier City ranks 17,203 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 442 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 255 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bossier City
Bossier City's elevated rating (45th 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
Even with 50% of Bossier City outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Bossier City's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 27,623 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bossier City. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bossier City's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.