Emerson, NE
How exposed is Emerson to wildfire?
Emerson's 554 buildings earn a 55th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Emerson at the 49th national percentile — 6 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Emerson's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 94% of Emerson's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 6% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
How Emerson compares
There's little gap between Emerson's 55th national percentile and its 42nd percentile inside Nebraska, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Emerson ranks 14,245 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,520 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 340 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
At the 55th national percentile, Emerson rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Emerson
With 94% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Emerson gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 554 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Emerson. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Emerson, see the exposure-zones guide.