Longville, LA
Longville wildfire risk explained
Longville's 373 buildings earn a 88th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Longville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 90th percentile nationally.
Where Longville's buildings actually sit
Of Longville's 373 counted buildings, 84.5% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Longville against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Longville's 88th national percentile and its 98th percentile inside Louisiana, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Longville ranks 3,722 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,804 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 12 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Longville
At the 88th percentile nationally, Longville carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Longville (84.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Longville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 373 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Longville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Longville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.