Egan, LA
Egan wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Egan at the 50th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 489 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Egan's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 52nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 70.6% of Egan's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 26% Indirect share and far above its 3.5% Minimal share — a profile where 345 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Egan ranks
Egan scores 50th nationally and 57th 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, Egan ranks 15,785 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,545 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 210 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Egan and the insurance market
Egan's elevated rating (50th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Egan's 70.6% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 489 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Egan. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Egan, see the exposure-zones guide.