Martin, NE
Martin, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Martin's 178 buildings earn a 77th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Martin at the 76th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 74.7% of Martin's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 25.3% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 133 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Martin ranks
Martin scores 77th nationally and 81st 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, Martin ranks 7,252 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,718 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 110 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Martin and the insurance market
Martin's high rating (77th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
With 74.7% of Martin 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 Martin's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Martin's 7,252-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Martin's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.