Springfield, LA
Springfield wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Springfield at the 58th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 371 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Springfield's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 58th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Springfield's 371 counted buildings, 73.9% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Springfield ranks
Springfield's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (71st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (58th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Springfield ranks 13,304 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,836 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 142 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Springfield and the insurance market
Springfield's elevated rating (58th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 73.9% of Springfield 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.
Where Springfield's figures come from
Springfield's 58th-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 Springfield's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.