Simmesport, LA
How exposed is Simmesport to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Simmesport at the 10th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 1,009 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Simmesport at the 9th percentile, close to its 10th-percentile risk score.
Where Simmesport's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Simmesport (81.4% of 1,009 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 18.4% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Simmesport ranks
There's little gap between Simmesport's 10th national percentile and its 4th percentile inside Louisiana, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Simmesport ranks 28,458 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,869 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 469 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Simmesport
Simmesport's low rating (10th 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 ember exposure the dominant pattern in Simmesport (81.4% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Simmesport's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,009 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Simmesport. The exposure-zones guide covers what Simmesport's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.