Miller, NE
Miller, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Miller lands at the 86th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 144 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Miller at the 81st national percentile — 6 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Miller's building exposure, zone by zone
144 buildings are counted in Miller, and 54.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 45.8% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Miller compares
There's little gap between Miller's 86th national percentile and its 94th percentile inside Nebraska, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Miller ranks 4,288 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,126 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 35 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Miller
At the 86th percentile nationally, Miller carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Miller (54.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Miller's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 144 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Miller. The exposure-zones guide covers what Miller's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.