Gilliam, LA
Gilliam, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Gilliam lands at the 51st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 186 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 Gilliam at the 53rd percentile, close to its 51st-percentile risk score.
Gilliam's building exposure, zone by zone
53.2% of Gilliam's 186 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 36% Direct and 10.8% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Gilliam ranks
Gilliam scores 51st nationally and 60th 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, Gilliam ranks 15,502 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,391 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 196 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
Gilliam's elevated wildfire rating (51st 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.
Hardening a home in Gilliam
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Gilliam (53.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Gilliam's 51st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Gilliam, see the exposure-zones guide.