Oakdale, NE
How exposed is Oakdale to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Oakdale lands at the 71st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 258 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Oakdale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 66th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 72.5% of Oakdale's 258 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 27.5% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Oakdale ranks
Oakdale's risk sits at a similar level relative to Nebraska (70th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (71st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Oakdale ranks 9,270 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,892 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 174 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Oakdale
At the 71st percentile nationally, Oakdale carries the 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.
Hardening a home in Oakdale
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Oakdale (72.5% 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Oakdale's 9,270-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Oakdale, see the exposure-zones guide.