Mamou, LA
Mamou, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Mamou lands at the 43rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,533 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mamou's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 45th percentile nationally.
Mamou's building exposure, zone by zone
Only 1.8% of Mamou's 1,533 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 98.2% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Mamou ranks
Mamou's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (43rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (43rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mamou ranks 18,055 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,019 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 277 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mamou
Mamou's elevated wildfire rating (43rd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Even with 98.2% of Mamou outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Mamou's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,533 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Mamou. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mamou's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.