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Fires Near Omaha, NEUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around Omaha: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

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Air quality · Good

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Live risk assessment for Omaha, NE

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 2 active fires within 300 miles of Omaha, NE. None are inside Omaha city limits. The National Weather Service has 2 active alerts covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is good (AQI 38).

  • No active fires within 50 miles, no fire weather alerts, and clean air right now.

House pin: Omaha, NE. Bold outline: Omaha city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

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2 active weather alerts
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 12:30 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:29AM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Mercer

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 12:30 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:29AM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Van Buren; Lee; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough; Scotland; Clark

Read full alert at weather.gov

Source: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.

This season vs the last decade

<1% of an average year
Burned so far in 20260 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)63 acres

So far in 2026, 0 acres have burned within 25 miles of Omaha, <1% of the 63 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Omaha, NE

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Omaha

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Green Ridge
2014
354 acres · 50 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for Nebraska

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

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