Mooringsport, LA
How exposed is Mooringsport to wildfire?
USFS scores Mooringsport at the 67th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 412 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mooringsport's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 67th percentile nationally.
Mooringsport's building exposure, zone by zone
412 buildings are counted in Mooringsport, and 64.6% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 34.2% in Direct exposure or the 1.2% rated Minimal.
Mooringsport against the rest of the country
Compare Mooringsport's two percentiles: 83rd within Louisiana, only 67th nationally — a gap of 16 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mooringsport ranks 10,399 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,985 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 83 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Mooringsport and the insurance market
At the 67th percentile nationally, Mooringsport carries the 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.
Hardening a home in Mooringsport
Mooringsport's 64.6% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Mooringsport's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 412 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Mooringsport. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mooringsport's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.