Bridgeport, NE
How exposed is Bridgeport to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Bridgeport lands at the 74th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,149 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Bridgeport at the 73rd percentile, close to its 74th-percentile risk score.
Where Bridgeport's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Bridgeport (96.1% of 1,149 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 3.9% sit in the Direct zone.
Bridgeport against the rest of the country
Bridgeport scores 74th nationally and 75th 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, Bridgeport ranks 8,326 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,964 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 148 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
Bridgeport's high rating (74th 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.
Hardening a home in Bridgeport
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Bridgeport (96.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Bridgeport's 74th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Bridgeport, see the exposure-zones guide.