Gibsland, LA
Gibsland wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Gibsland lands at the 46th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 586 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Gibsland at the 47th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Gibsland: 52.2% of its 586 buildings, versus 47.8% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Gibsland against the rest of the country
Gibsland scores 46th nationally and 49th 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, Gibsland ranks 17,080 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,021 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 251 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Gibsland
At the 46th national percentile, Gibsland rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Gibsland
Gibsland's 52.2% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Gibsland's 46th-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 Gibsland, see the exposure-zones guide.