Woodworth, LA
Woodworth wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Woodworth at the 75th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 938 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Woodworth's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 77th percentile nationally.
Woodworth's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 66.5% of Woodworth's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 33.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 624 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Woodworth against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Woodworth's 75th national percentile and its 89th percentile inside Louisiana, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Woodworth ranks 7,914 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,408 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 58 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Woodworth and the insurance market
At the 75th percentile nationally, Woodworth carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
With 66.5% of Woodworth 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 Woodworth's figures come from
Woodworth's 75th-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 Woodworth's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.