Erwinville, LA
Erwinville wildfire risk explained
Erwinville sits at the 14th 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 1,691 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Erwinville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 14th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Erwinville: 77.4% of its 1,691 buildings, versus 17.1% Indirect and 5.6% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Erwinville ranks
Erwinville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (10th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (14th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Erwinville ranks 27,227 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,455 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 441 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
At the 14th national percentile, Erwinville rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Erwinville's 77.4% 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.
Where Erwinville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,691 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Erwinville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Erwinville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.