Lewiston, NE
Lewiston wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Lewiston at the 83rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 78 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lewiston's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 76th percentile nationally.
Where Lewiston's buildings actually sit
Lewiston rates 64.1% Minimal exposure against just 35.9% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 78 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Lewiston ranks
Lewiston scores 83rd nationally and 90th within Nebraska — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lewiston ranks 5,517 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,976 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 57 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 83rd percentile nationally, Lewiston carries the very 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.
Hardening a home in Lewiston
With 64.1% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Lewiston 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 78 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lewiston. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Lewiston, see the exposure-zones guide.