Cheneyville, LA
Cheneyville, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Cheneyville's 381 buildings earn a 25th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cheneyville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 26th percentile nationally.
Where Cheneyville's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Cheneyville (67.2% of 381 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 9.7% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Cheneyville ranks
Cheneyville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (25th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (25th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cheneyville ranks 23,695 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,617 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 366 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Cheneyville
Cheneyville's moderate wildfire rating (25th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Cheneyville (67.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Cheneyville's figures come from
Cheneyville's 25th-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 Cheneyville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.