Woodmere, LA
Woodmere wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Woodmere at the 32nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 3,830 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Woodmere's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 29th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Woodmere's buildings (84.4% of 3,830) 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.
How Woodmere compares
Woodmere's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (31st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (32nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Woodmere ranks 21,582 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,396 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 337 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Woodmere
Woodmere's moderate rating (32nd 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
Even with 84.4% of Woodmere 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 Woodmere's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,830 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Woodmere. The exposure-zones guide covers what Woodmere's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.