Odell, NE
Odell, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Odell at the 56th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 250 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Odell at the 47th percentile, close to its 56th-percentile risk score.
Odell's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Odell's buildings (70% of 250) 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.
How Odell compares
There's little gap between Odell's 56th national percentile and its 44th percentile inside Nebraska, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Odell ranks 13,906 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,149 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 329 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Odell and the insurance market
Odell's elevated rating (56th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Odell
Even with 70% of Odell 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 Odell's figures come from
Odell's 56th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Odell's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.