Eastwood, LA
How exposed is Eastwood to wildfire?
Eastwood sits at the 48th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,111 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Eastwood's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 51.7% of Eastwood's 2,111 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 48.3% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Eastwood against the rest of the country
Eastwood scores 48th nationally and 53rd 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, Eastwood ranks 16,449 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,163 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 227 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
Eastwood's elevated rating (48th 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 Eastwood
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Eastwood (51.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Eastwood's figures come from
Eastwood's 48th-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 Eastwood's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.