Cameron, LA
Cameron, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Cameron at the 99th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 517 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cameron's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 98th percentile nationally.
Where Cameron's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Cameron (71.6% of 517 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 28.1% sit in the Direct zone.
Cameron against the rest of the country
Cameron scores 99th nationally and 100th 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, Cameron ranks 260 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,072 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 1 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Cameron and the insurance market
At the 99th percentile nationally, Cameron carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Cameron
Cameron's 71.6% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Cameron's figures come from
Cameron's 99th-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 Cameron's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.