Patterson, LA
Patterson wildfire risk explained
Patterson's 2,578 buildings earn a 19th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Patterson's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 17th percentile nationally.
Where Patterson's buildings actually sit
2,578 buildings are counted in Patterson, and 87.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 12.2% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Patterson compares
Patterson's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (17th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (19th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Patterson ranks 25,588 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,144 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 405 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Patterson
Patterson's low wildfire rating (19th 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
Because 87.7% of Patterson'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 Patterson's figures come from
Patterson's 19th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Patterson's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.