Simsboro, LA
Simsboro, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Simsboro lands at the 48th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 489 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Simsboro's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 48th percentile nationally.
Simsboro's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 75.5% of Simsboro's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 24.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 369 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Simsboro ranks
Simsboro scores 48th nationally and 53rd within Louisiana — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Simsboro ranks 16,482 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,547 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 232 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Simsboro and the insurance market
At the 48th national percentile, Simsboro rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 75.5% of Simsboro in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Simsboro's 48th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Simsboro, see the exposure-zones guide.