Ridgecrest, LA
Ridgecrest wildfire risk explained
Ridgecrest's 348 buildings earn a 21st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ridgecrest's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 21st percentile nationally.
Ridgecrest's building exposure, zone by zone
53.2% of Ridgecrest's 348 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 46.8% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Ridgecrest compares
Ridgecrest's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (21st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (21st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ridgecrest ranks 24,833 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,363 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 387 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ridgecrest
Ridgecrest's moderate rating (21st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Ridgecrest
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Ridgecrest (53.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 348 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ridgecrest. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Ridgecrest, see the exposure-zones guide.