Wildfires scorch central and west-central Nebraska

Pillen declares emergency as wildfires burn across parts of central, western Nebraska

The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency has received 24 reports of wildfires in the past 24 hours, including major fires in multiple counties. Officials said the flames have burned thousands of acres of land and led to evacuations.

Wildfires scorch central and west-central Nebraska

LINCOLN — Nebraska first responders have spent the past 24 hours chasing and fighting 24 reported wildfires fed by high winds, and federal officials are fighting another near Halsey. That’s the report Friday from the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, which…

Wildfires scorch central and west-central Nebraska; statewide burn ban enacted

Fire crests a hill and approaches houses on the north side of Lake McConaughy Thursday night, just west of the Lake McConaughy dam, looking north. (Courtesy of Jake Wyatt/Nebraska Rural Radio Association)LINCOLN — Nebraska first responders have spent the past 24 hours chasing and fighting 24 reported wildfires fed by high winds, and federal officials are fighting another near Halsey. That’s the report Friday from the Nebraska Emergency Managemen…

Outbreak of wildfires scorch Nebraska farlmand, pasture

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture says more than 300,000 acres have burned after an outbreak of wildfires.  According to the Fire Information for Resource Management System from NASA and the U.S. Forest Service at least four large fires were burning in the western part of the state near Halsey (HALL-zee), Maxwell, Kilgore and Lynn.  The Nebraska Forest […] The post Outbreak of wildfires scorch Nebraska farlmand, pasture appeared first on Br…