Goehner, NE
Goehner, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Goehner's 140 buildings earn a 20th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Goehner's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 18th percentile nationally.
Where Goehner's buildings actually sit
Only 15.7% of Goehner's 140 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 84.3% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Goehner ranks
Goehner's risk sits at a similar level relative to Nebraska (10th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (20th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Goehner ranks 25,188 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,290 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 526 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Goehner
Goehner's moderate wildfire rating (20th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Even with 84.3% of Goehner outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Goehner's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 140 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Goehner. The exposure-zones guide covers what Goehner's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.