Potter, NE
Potter, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Potter's 370 buildings earn a 70th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Potter at the 69th percentile, close to its 70th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
79.2% of Potter's 370 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 20.8% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Potter ranks
Potter's risk sits at a similar level relative to Nebraska (68th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (70th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Potter ranks 9,526 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,859 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 185 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Potter and the insurance market
At the 70th percentile nationally, Potter 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 79.2% of Potter's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Potter's figures come from
Potter's 70th-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 Potter's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.