Fenton, LA
Fenton, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Fenton at the 40th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 228 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Fenton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
Where Fenton's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 75% of Fenton's 228 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 25% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Fenton ranks
Fenton scores 40th nationally and 39th 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, Fenton ranks 18,780 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,853 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 297 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Fenton and the insurance market
Fenton's elevated rating (40th 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 Fenton
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Fenton (75% 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Fenton's 18,780-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Fenton, see the exposure-zones guide.