Wynot, NE
How exposed is Wynot to wildfire?
Wynot's 155 buildings earn a 77th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wynot's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 68th percentile nationally.
Wynot's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Wynot (52.9% of 155 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 31% sit in the Direct zone.
Wynot against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Wynot's 77th national percentile and its 82nd percentile inside Nebraska, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wynot ranks 7,154 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,668 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 107 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Wynot and the insurance market
At the 77th percentile nationally, Wynot carries the 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 Wynot
Wynot's 52.9% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 155 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wynot. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Wynot, see the exposure-zones guide.