Henderson, LA
How exposed is Henderson to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Henderson at the 11th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 1,113 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Henderson's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 11th percentile nationally.
Where Henderson's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Henderson (53.6% of 1,113 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 30% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Henderson ranks
There's little gap between Henderson's 11th national percentile and its 6th percentile inside Louisiana, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Henderson ranks 28,080 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,196 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 458 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Henderson and the insurance market
Henderson's low rating (11th 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
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Henderson (53.6% 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
Henderson's 11th-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 Henderson, see the exposure-zones guide.