Fordoche, LA
Fordoche wildfire risk explained
Fordoche 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 688 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Fordoche at the 15th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Fordoche's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 74.4% of Fordoche's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 25.6% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 512 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Fordoche compares
Fordoche's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (11th 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, Fordoche ranks 27,039 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,778 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 434 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Fordoche
Fordoche's low rating (14th 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 Fordoche
With 74.4% of Fordoche in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Fordoche's 14th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Fordoche, see the exposure-zones guide.