Ulysses, NE
How exposed is Ulysses to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Ulysses at the 17th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 207 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ulysses's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 12th percentile nationally.
Where Ulysses's buildings actually sit
Only 18.4% of Ulysses's 207 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 81.6% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Ulysses ranks
Ulysses scores 17th nationally and 8th 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, Ulysses ranks 26,066 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,608 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 535 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ulysses
Ulysses's low wildfire rating (17th 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 Ulysses
Even with 81.6% of Ulysses outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Ulysses's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 207 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ulysses. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ulysses's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.