Edgard, LA
Edgard, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Edgard sits at the 17th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,298 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Edgard at the 18th percentile, close to its 17th-percentile risk score.
Where Edgard's buildings actually sit
1,298 buildings are counted in Edgard, and 61.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 25.4% in Direct exposure or the 12.9% rated Minimal.
Edgard against the rest of the country
Edgard's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (15th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (17th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Edgard ranks 26,030 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,081 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 414 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
Edgard's low rating (17th 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 Edgard
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Edgard (61.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,298 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Edgard. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Edgard, see the exposure-zones guide.