Martin, LA
Martin wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Martin at the 56th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 447 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Martin's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 56th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Martin's 447 counted buildings, 100% 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.
Martin against the rest of the country
Martin's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (68th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (56th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Martin ranks 13,901 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,333 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 158 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
At the 56th national percentile, Martin rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Martin in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Martin's 13,901-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Martin, see the exposure-zones guide.