Georgetown, LA
How exposed is Georgetown to wildfire?
USFS scores Georgetown at the 58th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 190 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Georgetown's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 60th percentile nationally.
Georgetown's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Georgetown: 87.9% of its 190 buildings, versus 12.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Georgetown ranks
Georgetown scores 58th nationally and 71st 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, Georgetown ranks 13,303 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,245 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 141 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Georgetown
Georgetown's elevated rating (58th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Georgetown (87.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 190 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Georgetown. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Georgetown, see the exposure-zones guide.