Fort Polk North, LA
Fort Polk North, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Fort Polk North sits at the 79th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 828 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 Fort Polk North at the 81st percentile, close to its 79th-percentile risk score.
Where Fort Polk North's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Fort Polk North (82.7% of 828 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 17.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Fort Polk North ranks
Fort Polk North scores 79th nationally and 92nd 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, Fort Polk North ranks 6,655 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,368 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 42 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 79th percentile nationally, Fort Polk North carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Fort Polk North (82.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Fort Polk North's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Fort Polk North's 6,655-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fort Polk North's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.