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Nebraska Wildfires: Live Fire Map
Nebraska
Bold outline: Nebraska boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.
Evacuation status in Nebraska
Nebraska does not publish a live, zone-level evacuation feed yet, so we cannot confirm evacuation status here either way. During an active fire, check the official emergency links in the resources section below; that is where evacuation notices are posted first.
Is there a fire near me?
Enter any US or Canadian address or town for an instant risk report: nearby fires, wind, smoke, air quality, and evacuation alerts.
This season vs the last decade
2406% of an average yearSo far in 2026, 936K acres have burned in Nebraska, 2406% of the 39K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
Active fires in Nebraska
No active wildfires reported right now.
Wildfire history in Nebraska
All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.
From 58 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).
February through April account for 72% of the acreage burned in Nebraska in an average year, based on NIFC interagency records.
Over the last five years, Nebraska averaged 254K acres burned and 83 fires per year. That is 3515% up in acreage and 76% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.
Wildfire history near you
How close have major wildfires come to your home in Nebraska? Search any US or Canadian address to see the largest fires on record nearby, with size, year, and impact, on a radius map.
Largest fires on record in Nebraska
- Morrill2026642,029 acres
- Cottonwood2026129,253 acres
- Region 23 Complex201220 structures destroyed86,201 acres
- Wellnitz201231 structures destroyed77,683 acres
- Region 24 Complex201231 structures destroyed76,242 acres
Emergency resources for Nebraska
Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.