Wilber, NE
How exposed is Wilber to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Wilber at the 48th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,185 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wilber's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 43rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Wilber rates 89.5% Minimal exposure against just 10.6% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 1,185 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Wilber against the rest of the country
Wilber's risk sits at a similar level relative to Nebraska (35th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (48th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wilber ranks 16,268 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,738 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 380 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Wilber and the insurance market
At the 48th national percentile, Wilber 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
With 89.5% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Wilber gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,185 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wilber. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Wilber, see the exposure-zones guide.