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Nebraska Wildfires: Live Fire Map

No active wildfires currently reported in Nebraska. NIFC/IRWIN data.

AQI 70Moderate air quality statewide

Current situation in Nebraska

Quiet
Large fires (1K+)
0
New fires (48h)
0
NWS alerts
0

No active wildfires are currently reported in Nebraska. Conditions can change quickly during fire season, so the live map above stays current if anything ignites. No fire weather alerts are in effect for the state right now. Air quality near the center of the state is moderate (AQI 70).

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No active fires in Nebraska right now.

Bold outline: Nebraska boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.

This season vs the last decade

2406% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026936K acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)39K acres

So 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.

2026
Worst year · 936K acres
60
Fires / year · average
783
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
131
Structures destroyed
0
Lives lost
$18.9M
Reported cost

From 58 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).

Acres burned by year
'15
'20
'25
'26
Fires recorded by year
861722014: 12 fires20142015: 48 fires2016: 46 fires20162017: 49 fires2018: 38 fires20182019: 32 fires2020: 65 fires20202021: 88 fires2022: 172 fires20222023: 30 fires2024: 77 fires20242025: 52 fires2026: 74 fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, Nebraska averaged 254K acres burned and 81 fires per year. That is 3515% up in acreage and 71% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.

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.

Red Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

Fires near a city in Nebraska

Omaha

Nearby states

California (107)Oregon (92)Washington (39)Wyoming (28)Montana (27)Arizona (24)