Calvin, LA
How exposed is Calvin to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Calvin at the 57th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 169 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Calvin at the 59th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Calvin's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 79.3% of Calvin's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 20.7% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 134 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Calvin ranks
Calvin's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (70th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (57th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Calvin ranks 13,420 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,070 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 145 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Calvin's elevated rating (57th 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
With 79.3% of Calvin in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 169 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Calvin. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Calvin, see the exposure-zones guide.