Richwood, LA
How exposed is Richwood to wildfire?
Richwood sits at the 45th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 829 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Richwood at the 46th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Richwood's 829 counted buildings, 49.1% carry Direct exposure and only 10.3% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Richwood compares
Richwood's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (47th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (45th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Richwood ranks 17,301 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,354 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 257 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Richwood
Richwood's elevated wildfire rating (45th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Richwood (49.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 829 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Richwood. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Richwood, see the exposure-zones guide.