Murdock, NE
Murdock, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Murdock lands at the 31st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 209 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Murdock at the 27th percentile, close to its 31st-percentile risk score.
Murdock's building exposure, zone by zone
Only 4.8% of Murdock's 209 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 95.2% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
How Murdock compares
Murdock scores 31st nationally and 16th 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, Murdock ranks 21,743 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,526 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 488 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Murdock
At the 31st national percentile, Murdock rates moderate 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
Even with 95.2% of Murdock 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 Murdock's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 209 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Murdock. The exposure-zones guide covers what Murdock's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.