Killian, LA
How exposed is Killian to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Killian at the 42nd national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,117 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Killian's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Killian's 1,117 counted buildings, 75.6% carry Direct exposure and only 0.9% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Killian ranks
There's little gap between Killian's 42nd national percentile and its 42nd percentile inside Louisiana, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Killian ranks 18,243 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,168 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 286 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
Killian's elevated rating (42nd 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 Killian
Because Direct exposure dominates in Killian (75.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Killian's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,117 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Killian. The exposure-zones guide covers what Killian's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.