McLean, NE
How exposed is McLean to wildfire?
McLean's 50 buildings earn a 50th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, McLean's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 43rd percentile nationally.
McLean's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of McLean's buildings (72% of 50) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
McLean against the rest of the country
McLean's risk sits at a similar level relative to Nebraska (36th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (50th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, McLean ranks 15,923 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,935 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 372 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in McLean
At the 50th national percentile, McLean rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
McLean's 72% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
McLean's 50th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond McLean, see the exposure-zones guide.