Dunning, NE
Dunning, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Dunning at the 83rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 129 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Dunning at the 82nd national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Dunning (78.3% of 129 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 21.7% sit in the Direct zone.
How Dunning compares
Dunning's risk sits at a similar level relative to Nebraska (91st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (83rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dunning ranks 5,453 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,757 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 55 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Dunning and the insurance market
Dunning's very high rating (83rd 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 Dunning
Dunning's 78.3% 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.
Where Dunning's figures come from
Dunning's 83rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dunning's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.