Washington, NE
Washington, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Washington at the 50th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 103 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Washington at the 46th percentile, close to its 50th-percentile risk score.
Where Washington's buildings actually sit
Only 31.1% of Washington's 103 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 68.9% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Washington ranks
Washington scores 50th nationally and 37th 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, Washington ranks 15,857 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,910 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 370 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
At the 50th national percentile, Washington rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Washington
With 68.9% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Washington gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Washington's figures come from
Washington's 50th-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 Washington's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.