Goldonna, LA
Goldonna wildfire risk explained
Goldonna's 310 buildings earn a 55th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Goldonna at the 57th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Goldonna's buildings actually sit
92.3% of Goldonna's 310 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 286 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 7.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Goldonna compares
Goldonna scores 55th nationally and 66th 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, Goldonna ranks 14,117 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,369 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 166 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Goldonna
Goldonna's elevated rating (55th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Goldonna
With 92.3% of Goldonna in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Goldonna's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 310 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Goldonna. The exposure-zones guide covers what Goldonna's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.