Berwyn, NE
How exposed is Berwyn to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Berwyn lands at the 88th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 113 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Berwyn's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 82nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Berwyn (81.4% of 113 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 18.6% sit in the Direct zone.
Berwyn against the rest of the country
Berwyn scores 88th nationally and 96th within Nebraska — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Berwyn ranks 3,939 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,510 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 25 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Berwyn
Berwyn's very high rating (88th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 81.4% of Berwyn's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Berwyn's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 113 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Berwyn. The exposure-zones guide covers what Berwyn's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.