Lorenzo, NE
Lorenzo, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lorenzo lands at the 47th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 93 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 Lorenzo at the 46th percentile, close to its 47th-percentile risk score.
Lorenzo's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Lorenzo: 53.8% of its 93 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 46.2% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Lorenzo compares
Lorenzo's risk sits at a similar level relative to Nebraska (33rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (47th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lorenzo ranks 16,736 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,365 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 394 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Lorenzo and the insurance market
At the 47th national percentile, Lorenzo rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lorenzo (53.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Lorenzo's 47th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Lorenzo, see the exposure-zones guide.