Wakefield, NE
How exposed is Wakefield to wildfire?
Wakefield's 727 buildings earn a 57th-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, Wakefield's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 52nd percentile nationally.
Wakefield's building exposure, zone by zone
93.5% of Wakefield's 727 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 6.5% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Wakefield compares
Wakefield's risk sits at a similar level relative to Nebraska (45th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (57th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wakefield ranks 13,498 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,372 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 319 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Wakefield's elevated rating (57th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Wakefield
Even with 93.5% of Wakefield 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 Wakefield's figures come from
Wakefield's 57th-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 Wakefield's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.