Atkinson, NE
Atkinson, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Atkinson lands at the 53rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,069 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Atkinson's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 50th percentile nationally.
Atkinson's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Atkinson (74.8% of 1,069 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 22.4% sit in the Direct zone.
Atkinson against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Atkinson's 53rd national percentile and its 40th percentile inside Nebraska, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Atkinson ranks 14,758 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,466 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 352 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Atkinson's elevated rating (53rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Atkinson's 74.8% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,069 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Atkinson. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Atkinson, see the exposure-zones guide.