Springfield, NE
How exposed is Springfield to wildfire?
Springfield's 827 buildings earn a 42nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Springfield's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 42nd percentile nationally.
Springfield's building exposure, zone by zone
Springfield rates 93.2% Minimal exposure against just 6.8% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 827 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Springfield ranks
Springfield ranks lower within Nebraska (27th percentile statewide) than its 42nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Springfield ranks 18,189 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,375 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 428 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Springfield and the insurance market
At the 42nd national percentile, Springfield rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Springfield's 93.2% 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 Springfield's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 827 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Springfield. The exposure-zones guide covers what Springfield's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.