Alda, NE
Alda wildfire risk explained
Alda's 396 buildings earn a 31st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Alda's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 22nd percentile nationally.
Where Alda's buildings actually sit
Only 3.3% of Alda's 396 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 96.7% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Alda ranks
Alda's risk sits at a similar level relative to Nebraska (16th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (31st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alda ranks 21,806 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,304 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 491 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Alda
Alda's moderate wildfire rating (31st percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Alda
Even with 96.7% of Alda 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 Alda's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 396 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Alda. The exposure-zones guide covers what Alda's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.