Max, NE
Max, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Max sits at the 75th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 85 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Max at the 74th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Max's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Max (77.7% of 85 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 22.4% sit in the Direct zone.
How Max compares
Max scores 75th nationally and 77th 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, Max ranks 7,982 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,696 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 134 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Max and the insurance market
Max's high rating (75th 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 ember exposure the dominant pattern in Max (77.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Max's 75th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Max, see the exposure-zones guide.