DeRidder, LA
DeRidder, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, DeRidder lands at the 83rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 5,202 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts DeRidder at the 84th percentile, close to its 83rd-percentile risk score.
DeRidder's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in DeRidder (81.2% of 5,202 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 18.8% sit in the Direct zone. At 5,202 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
How DeRidder compares
DeRidder's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (93rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (83rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, DeRidder ranks 5,516 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,313 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 34 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in DeRidder
At the 83rd percentile nationally, DeRidder 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 DeRidder
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in DeRidder (81.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where DeRidder's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind DeRidder's 5,516-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what DeRidder's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.