Oberlin, LA
Oberlin, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Oberlin lands at the 74th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,122 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Oberlin at the 73rd percentile, close to its 74th-percentile risk score.
Where Oberlin's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Oberlin (72.1% of 1,122 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 27.6% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Oberlin ranks
Oberlin's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (88th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (74th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Oberlin ranks 8,161 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,139 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 62 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Oberlin
Oberlin's high rating (74th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Oberlin
Because 72.1% of Oberlin's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Oberlin's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Oberlin's 8,161-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Oberlin's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.