Bunkie, LA
How exposed is Bunkie to wildfire?
Bunkie sits at the 38th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,141 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bunkie at the 40th national percentile — 2 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
50.7% of Bunkie's 2,141 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 7.2% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Bunkie compares
Bunkie scores 38th nationally and 37th 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, Bunkie ranks 19,409 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,090 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 307 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Bunkie and the insurance market
At the 38th national percentile, Bunkie rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Bunkie
Bunkie's 50.7% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Bunkie's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,141 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bunkie. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bunkie's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.