Richmond, LA
Richmond, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Richmond lands at the 23rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 369 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Richmond's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 22nd percentile nationally.
Where Richmond's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Richmond: 45.8% of its 369 buildings, versus 31.2% Indirect and 23% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Richmond against the rest of the country
Richmond scores 23rd nationally and 23rd within Louisiana — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Richmond ranks 24,267 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,883 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 374 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Richmond and the insurance market
Richmond's moderate rating (23rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 45.8% of Richmond 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
Richmond's 23rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Richmond, see the exposure-zones guide.