Iota, LA
How exposed is Iota to wildfire?
Iota sits at the 40th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 862 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Iota at the 42nd national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Iota's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 53.9% of Iota's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 22.9% Direct and 23.2% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Iota ranks
There's little gap between Iota's 40th national percentile and its 39th percentile inside Louisiana, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Iota ranks 18,876 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,056 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 299 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Iota and the insurance market
Iota's elevated rating (40th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 53.9% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Iota gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Iota's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 862 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Iota. The exposure-zones guide covers what Iota's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.