Cullen, LA
Cullen, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Cullen's 642 buildings earn a 58th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cullen's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 59th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Cullen's buildings (84%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
How Cullen compares
Cullen's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (72nd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (58th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cullen ranks 13,208 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,293 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 136 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
Cullen's elevated rating (58th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Cullen
Because 84% of Cullen's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Cullen's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 642 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Cullen. The exposure-zones guide covers what Cullen's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.