Glenwood, NE
Glenwood wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Glenwood lands at the 43rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 301 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 Glenwood at the 37th percentile, close to its 43rd-percentile risk score.
Where Glenwood's buildings actually sit
301 buildings are counted in Glenwood, and 60.1% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 39.9% rated Minimal.
How Glenwood compares
Glenwood's 43rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 28th ranking inside Nebraska does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 16 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Glenwood ranks 17,905 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,604 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 423 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
Glenwood's elevated rating (43rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Glenwood
With 60.1% of Glenwood in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Glenwood's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 301 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Glenwood. The exposure-zones guide covers what Glenwood's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.