Nebraska Fires Surpass 700,000 Acres, Though Now Largely Contained; Biggest One Is The Biggest Fire In State History

Firefighters are making progress battling wildfires in the state, with at least partial containment now reported on all four fires.

The fires: the Morrill Fire in western Nebraska’s Morrill, Garden, Arthur and Keith counties; the Road 203 Fire in Thomas and Blaine counties; the Cottonwood Fire in Lincoln County; and the Anderson Bridge Fire in Cherry County, have burned more than 700,000 total acres and are the largest in the state’s history.

Information from Watch Duty Tuesday morning said the Morrill Fire was 18% contained, the Cottonwood Fire is 40% contained and the Road 203 Fire was 36% contained. An update from Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1 said Firefighters were able to make significant gains in containment on the Cottonwood and Morrill fires Monday thanks to a break in the wind. Strong winds Tuesday were expected to keep aircraft grounded.

Tyler Nathe, Operations Section Chief with Rocky Mountain Team 3, provided an update Tuesday morning on the Road 203 Fire, which has burned nearly 36,000 acres near Halsey. He said crews took steps toward containment Monday by using unmanned aerial drones to home in on hot spots. “We do have a red flag warning, so crews are going to work on being really diligent with their actions and really targeting those heat sources as they work throughout the shift,” he said.

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