Brownville, NE
How exposed is Brownville to wildfire?
Brownville's 153 buildings earn a 76th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Brownville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 75th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
60.8% of Brownville's 153 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 93 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 39.2% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Brownville compares
Brownville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Nebraska (79th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (76th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brownville ranks 7,601 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,762 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 121 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Brownville
At the 76th percentile nationally, Brownville 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Brownville's 60.8% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 153 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Brownville. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Brownville, see the exposure-zones guide.