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Wildfires in Nebraska

10 federal wildfires disaster declarations in Nebraska since 1953.

Wildfires — Nebraska — federal disaster declarations per year
20062026

Counties most affected

Dawes County3Sioux County3Arthur County2Garden County2Grant County2Lincoln County2Morrill County2Red Willow County1Sheridan County1Keith County1Cass County1Thomas County1Cherry County1Dawson County1Frontier County1Furnas County1

Declarations

June 30, 2026Fire5 counties
WILDFIRES
June 10, 2026Fire2 counties
SOUTH FORK FIRE
March 13, 2026Fire7 counties
MORRILL-COTTONWOOD FIRE
April 9, 2023Fire1 counties
WACONDA-BEAVER LAKE FIRE COMPLEX
April 23, 2022Fire3 counties
ROAD 702 FIRE
August 30, 2012Fire3 counties
REGION 23 FIRE COMPLEX
April 22, 2011Fire1 counties
THEDFORD FIRE
July 29, 2006Fire1 counties
SIOUX COUNTY FIRE COMPLEX
July 28, 2006Fire1 counties
DAWES COUNTY FIRE COMPLEX
July 17, 2006Fire1 counties
BIG ROCK FIRE

Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.

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