Sprague, NE
How exposed is Sprague to wildfire?
Sprague's 121 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 Sprague at the 64th percentile, close to its 70th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
82.6% of Sprague's 121 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 17.4% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Sprague compares
Sprague's risk sits at a similar level relative to Nebraska (69th 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, Sprague ranks 9,459 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,119 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 182 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sprague
Sprague's high rating (70th 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 82.6% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Sprague gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Sprague's figures come from
Sprague'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 Sprague's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.