INCIDENT INFORMATION

INCIDENT UPDATES 2022 - 2023

New Nebraska Fires Breakout Thursday

RELEASE DATE: Apr 14, 2023

Incident: April 11th Fires

Cooksley Complex Fires - Cooksley, Milburn Ave. and Pleasant Valley fires- Custer and Blaine Counties Custer County Emergency Management Director Mark Rempe reports the Cooksley Fire started...

Nebraska Fire Activity

RELEASE DATE: Apr 13, 2023

Incident: April 11th Fires

McCann Fire in Cherry County – 60 percent contained     7,040 Acres     No injuries or fatalities The operational focus of incident command in...

Nebraska Fires Continue to Burn

RELEASE DATE: Apr 12, 2023

Incident: April 11th Fires

Critical Fire Weather Expected for Next 2 Days April 11, 2023 (LINCOLN, NEB.)  —  After wildfires started in six Nebraska counties Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Jim Pillen declared...

Fires Start in 6 Counties

RELEASE DATE: Apr 11, 2023

Incident: April 11th Fires

Wildfires in at least six counties were reported Tuesday afternoon because of dry and windy conditions across Nebraska.  Fire departments in Cherry, Garfield, Jefferson, Lincoln, Rock, and...

Gov. Pillen Visits Waconda-Beaver Lake Complex Fire

RELEASE DATE: Apr 10, 2023

Incident: Waconda-Beaver Lake Complex

April 10, 2023, Union, Nebraska — Gov. Jim Pillen and Maj Gen. Daryl Bohac toured the Waconda-Beaver Lake Complex Fire, Monday to survey the fires that burned approximately 697 acres in...

Locals and State respond to Lake Waconda Fire

RELEASE DATE: Apr 09, 2023

Incident: Waconda-Beaver Lake Complex

Union, Nebraska —More than 75 firefighters from 26 departments continue to work the Waconda Fire located just south of Lake Waconda in Cass County which has burned more than 650 acres. The fire...

Rain Overnight Aids in Combating Smokey Fire in Panhandle

RELEASE DATE: Sep 16, 2022

Incident: Banner County Fire

Rain Overnight Aids in Combating Smokey Fire in Panhandle Banner County, Neb.  —  Incident command staff at the Smokey Fire, about 15 miles southeast of Gering, are optimistic...

Containment Begins on Banner County Fire

RELEASE DATE: Sep 15, 2022

Incident: Banner County Fire

Banner County, Neb.  —  Incident Commander Tim Grubbs, fire chief for the Banner County Volunteer Fire Department, said crews are making progress on monitoring, maintaining and...

Air Assets, 30 Volunteer Fire Departments Battle Banner County Fire

RELEASE DATE: Sep 14, 2022

Incident: Banner County Fire

Banner County, Neb.  —  Erratic winds and a temperature inversion trapping smoke near the ground, are some of the obstacles facing firefighters in the 3,700-acre Smokey Fire in Western...

Carter Canyon Fire 100% Contained

RELEASE DATE: Aug 08, 2022

Incident: Carter Canyon Wildfire

Nathan Flowers, Gering Fire Department fire chief reported, the Carter Canyon Fire southwest of Gering was 100% contained as of Aug. 8. "Interior pockets will continue to burn until...

Firefighters Transition Operations as Carter Canyon Fire Nears Complete Containment

RELEASE DATE: Aug 03, 2022

Incident: Carter Canyon Wildfire

Crews are scaling back operations on the Carter Canyon Fire as aerial observations show containment to be at 85 percent, with the fire’s footprint remaining at 15,630 acres. ...

Firefighters Maintain Carter Canyon Fire Perimeter While Keeping an Eye to Weather

RELEASE DATE: Aug 02, 2022

Incident: Carter Canyon Wildfire

Crews are continuing to monitor shifting winds and fluid weather conditions as they work to contain the Carter Canyon Fire’s perimeter and patrol the interior for hot spots. As of 5:00 pm...

Crew works to Maintain Perimeter of Carter Canyon Wildfire

RELEASE DATE: Aug 01, 2022

Incident: Carter Canyon Wildfire

A large wildfire south of Gering has destroyed three homes and damaged several others as it continues to spread through the dry vegetation in Nebraska’s Wildcat Hills. As of this afternoon,...