Maringouin, LA
Maringouin, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Maringouin at the 6th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 591 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Maringouin's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 6th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 53.6% of Maringouin's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 26.4% Direct and 20% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Maringouin ranks
Maringouin scores 6th nationally and 1st within Louisiana — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Maringouin ranks 29,657 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,950 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 481 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Maringouin
At the 6th national percentile, Maringouin rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Maringouin
Even with 53.6% of Maringouin 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 Maringouin's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 591 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Maringouin. The exposure-zones guide covers what Maringouin's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.