Nebraska Firefighters Battle Largest Wildfire in Morrill County Covering 600,000 Acres

Raging Wildfires Tear Through Nebraska, Threatening Ranches and Livestock

Wildfires have scorched more than 740,000 acres across multiple counties in Nebraska, prompting a state of emergency. Multistate crews battle ongoing fires threatening cattle and farmland.

Crews work to contain 3 Nebraska wildfires, including largest in state history

Crews work to control three major wildfires in Nebraska, including the largest one in the state's history. So far, they've burned a combined 600,000 acres of land in central and western Nebraska and killed one person. As of Sunday night, all three fires remain 0% contained. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen declared a state of emergency and deployed the Nebraska National Guard to help local firefighters. State officials said two Nebraska Army National Gu…

Record heat, elevated fire conditions ahead in Casper and central Wyoming

CASPER, Wyo. –– Records are expected to fall this week as unusually early and high heat crawls across western and southwestern areas of the U.S. According to the National Weather Service in Riverton, extremely dry conditions, gusty winds and considerably warmer temperatures from midweek through the weekend are combining to bring serious fire hazards across central and southeastern Wyoming. Multiple large wildfires have already sprung up in areas…

Nebraska's largest wildfire to date continues to burn out of control

Officials say 3 fires burned around 600,000 total acres, leaving 1 person dead - Anadolu Ajansı

Nebraska battles largest-ever wildfire and other blazes as more than 600,000 acres burn

Multiple wildfires, including the largest in Nebraska's history, have burned through more than 600,000 acres of the state, local officials said Sunday.

Biggest wildfire in Nebraska history continues to burn out of control

Three major wildfires, including the largest one in Nebraska history, have burned around 600,000 acres of wildland in rural central and western Nebraska .