Shongaloo, LA
Shongaloo wildfire risk explained
Shongaloo's 165 buildings earn a 59th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Shongaloo's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 59th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
165 buildings are counted in Shongaloo, and 100% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Shongaloo ranks
Shongaloo's 74th-percentile standing inside Louisiana outpaces its 59th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Shongaloo ranks 13,015 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,220 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 131 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shongaloo and the insurance market
At the 59th national percentile, Shongaloo rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Shongaloo's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Shongaloo's figures come from
Shongaloo's 59th-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 Shongaloo's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.