Valentine, NE
Valentine, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Valentine's 1,928 buildings earn a 83rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Valentine's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 82nd percentile nationally.
Where Valentine's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 92% of Valentine's 1,928 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 8% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Valentine ranks
There's little gap between Valentine's 83rd national percentile and its 91st percentile inside Nebraska, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Valentine ranks 5,454 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,687 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 56 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Valentine and the insurance market
At the 83rd percentile nationally, Valentine carries the very 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.
Hardening a home in Valentine
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Valentine (92% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Valentine's figures come from
Valentine's 83rd-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 Valentine's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.