Brownfields, LA
Brownfields wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Brownfields at the 20th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 2,455 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Brownfields's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 21st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
55.5% of Brownfields's 2,455 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 1,362 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 44.5% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Brownfields compares
Brownfields's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (19th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (20th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brownfields ranks 25,243 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,381 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 394 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Brownfields
Brownfields's low wildfire rating (20th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Brownfields
Because Direct exposure dominates in Brownfields (55.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Brownfields's figures come from
Brownfields's 20th-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 Brownfields's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.