Paulina, LA
Paulina, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Paulina at the 11th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 977 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Paulina's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 11th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Paulina's buildings (53.9% of 977) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Paulina compares
Paulina's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (6th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (11th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Paulina ranks 28,170 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,092 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 461 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 11th national percentile, Paulina 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 Paulina
Even with 53.9% of Paulina 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 Paulina's figures come from
Paulina's 11th-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 Paulina's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.