Galliano, LA
Galliano, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Galliano lands at the 25th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 4,450 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Galliano at the 22nd percentile, close to its 25th-percentile risk score.
Where Galliano's buildings actually sit
4,450 buildings are counted in Galliano, and 72% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 28% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Galliano against the rest of the country
Galliano scores 25th nationally and 25th 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, Galliano ranks 23,635 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,838 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 365 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Galliano and the insurance market
Galliano's moderate wildfire rating (25th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Galliano (72% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Galliano's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,450 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Galliano. The exposure-zones guide covers what Galliano's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.