Pickrell, NE
How exposed is Pickrell to wildfire?
Pickrell sits at the 60th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 152 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pickrell's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 54th percentile nationally.
Where Pickrell's buildings actually sit
92.1% of Pickrell's 152 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 7.9% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Pickrell ranks
Pickrell scores 60th nationally and 51st 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, Pickrell ranks 12,641 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,812 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 288 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Pickrell's elevated wildfire rating (60th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Pickrell
Pickrell's 92.1% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Pickrell's figures come from
Pickrell's 60th-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 Pickrell's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.