Mead, NE
Mead, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Mead lands at the 41st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 386 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mead's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 39th percentile nationally.
Where Mead's buildings actually sit
Mead rates 90.9% Minimal exposure against just 9.1% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 386 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Mead against the rest of the country
Mead's 41st national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 25th ranking inside Nebraska does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 16 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mead ranks 18,627 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,496 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 440 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mead
Mead's elevated rating (41st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Even with 90.9% of Mead outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Mead's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Mead's 18,627-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mead's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.