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,...