Shreveport, LA
How exposed is Shreveport to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Shreveport lands at the 50th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 89,120 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Shreveport's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
Where Shreveport's buildings actually sit
Most of Shreveport's buildings (64.6% of 89,120) 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. At 89,120 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
How Shreveport compares
There's little gap between Shreveport's 50th national percentile and its 58th percentile inside Louisiana, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Shreveport ranks 15,694 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 82 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 207 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 50th national percentile, Shreveport rates elevated 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 Shreveport
Even with 64.6% of Shreveport 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 Shreveport's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Shreveport's 15,694-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Shreveport's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.