Seneca, NE
Seneca, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Seneca lands at the 80th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 98 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Seneca's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 80th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Seneca: 72.5% of its 98 buildings, versus 27.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Seneca against the rest of the country
Seneca's risk sits at a similar level relative to Nebraska (87th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (80th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Seneca ranks 6,182 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,139 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 79 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Seneca
Seneca's very high rating (80th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
With 72.5% of Seneca in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Seneca's 80th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Seneca, see the exposure-zones guide.