'Only takes one burn, one mistake': Gov. Jim Pillen issues statewide fire ban, citing significant wildfire risk

‘We need Mother Nature’: Pillen enacts burn ban amid raging fire in north-central Nebraska

LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen enacted an emergency declaration and statewide burn ban Wednesday amid serious drought conditions and a raging wildfire in north-central Nebraska. The “Plum Creek Fire” was 0% contained and had burned 6,631 acres and one cabin…

Gov. Pillen issues statewide burn ban in Nebraska as Plum Creek Fire is 0% contained

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Gov. Jim Pillen hosted a press conference Wednesday as the Plum Creek Fire raged in north-central Nebraska. The fire has burned around 7,000 acres of land in Brown County. That number is lower than the previous estimate. But it has killed dozens of cattle and destroyed a cabin. It is currently 0% contained, authorities said. More...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen declares burn ban as wildfire near Ainsworth rages

The so-called Plum Creek Fire in Brown County has already scorched more than 6,600 acres and is 0% contained.

'Only takes one burn, one mistake': Gov. Jim Pillen issues statewide fire ban, citing significant wildfire risk

The governor made the announcement from the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency State Operations Center on Wednesday.

Governor Pillen issues statewide burn ban for Nebraska, as Plum Creek Fire continues

Joined Wednesday afternoon at the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency Headquarters at the National Guard Base in Lincoln, Governor Jim Pillen, NEMA Assistant Director Erv Portis, Interim State Fire Marshal Doug Hohbein, Nebraska Department of Agriculture Director Sherry Vinton, and Nebraska Forest Service Director John Erixson announced a statewide burn ban - effective immediately.The ban will remain in effect through April 30, 2025. This also …

Nebraska governor issues statewide burn ban

Gov. Jim Pillen signed an executive order Wednesday afternoon to suspend all burn permits through April 30 due to extremely dry conditions and wildfire risks.