Westminster, LA
Westminster wildfire risk explained
Westminster sits at the 12th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,240 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Westminster's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 13th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
81.2% of Westminster's 1,240 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 18.8% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Westminster against the rest of the country
Westminster's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (7th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (12th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Westminster ranks 27,855 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,410 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 452 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Westminster
Westminster's low rating (12th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Westminster
Westminster's 81.2% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Westminster's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Westminster's 27,855-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Westminster's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.