2022, 6:39 PM. BURT COUNTY, Neb. (NCN/KOLN) - Parts of south-central and southwest Nebraska are dealing with large wildfires, aided by extreme drought and high winds. Recommendations for actions to take to protect yourself from smoke. The .gov means it's official. All rights reserved. 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The Associated Press contributed to this report. Click here. We have to get out in front of it. A fast-moving Nebraska wildfire that started Sunday afternoon and was "likely human-caused" has scorched an estimated 15,000 acres and forced evacuations, according to Nebraska National Forests & Grasslands. A couple hours later, Troop D said there was a blaze in Perkins County. The blaze at the Bessey Ranger District, about 80 miles northeast of North Platte, was likely human-caused, according to a Facebook post by Nebraska National Forests & Grasslands. The Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team, led by Incident Commander Dan Dallas, is en route to the incident. Colorados Multimission Aircraft is scheduled to fly the fire this afternoon to provide detailed infrared mapping of the fire perimeter. The EOC will continue with 24-hour operations to monitor the response and changing conditions. New . Authorities say wind-driven wildfires sweeping through parts of Nebraska killed a retired fire chief and injured at least 15 firefighters. If you need assistance call the Red Willow Sheriffs non-emergency line at (308) 345-3450 or 911 for an emergency. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio), Amsterdam Pumps Water From Canal To Build Massive Bike Parking Facility, Turkish Rotating Home Lets Light In From Any Angle, Creating Art from Grime, Dust and Dirt Along California Highways, How To Keep Pumpkins From Rotting After Carving, Golden Gate Bridge Howls After Modification, Winds To Blame, Tom Turcich And His Dog Savannah Complete A 7-Year Hike Around The World, Shipwreck From 1869 Discovered At The Bottom Of Lake Superior, How Newest Objects Shot Down Were Identified And Whats Really Floating Above Us. Red Willow, Furnas and Frontier CountiesReported: April 22, 2022 : For More Information on . (Rachel Gibbons/Arizona Daily Sun via AP) Click the Bookmark link. "The fire response remains active today. Early this morning FEMA Region VII approved the states request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant. We are continuing to work active fires in Perkins, Hayes and Furnas, Red Willow, and Frontier counties. The Map does not show other types of air pollution, like ozone, that also may affect your air quality. If it is hot outdoors, and you feel hot indoors, go somewhere with air conditioning, if possible. Another wildfire includes NE 23: Road closed due to a grass fire from NE 61 (17m E of Venango) to NE 25 (near Wallace). Find additional links and FAQs available here to learn more about wildfire smoke and your health. (MORE: May, Summer Temperature Outlook: Hotter Than Average for Much of Lower 48). 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According to the Nebraska Department of Transportation, there were several roads closed because of low visibility as of late Friday afternoon, including: You can get the latest information on road closures from the Nebraska 511 website. Toll Free: 1-800-772-7883 Local: 618-893-2114 Current Accounts: 618-893-2514. * Hunt Nebraska lodge in Arapahoe took folks, but other than a couple of couches, by midnight, on their Facebook page they say they are full. Morning has come & thanks to the hard work of emergency responders, fire conditions have improved. The Tunnel fire is one of several blazes that have erupted across the West in recent weeks, fueled by chaotic winds, a deepening, yearslong drought and a scarcity of spring rain or snow. Fire, Weather & Avalanche Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that builds proprietary, user-friendly wildfire, weather, and avalanche tools for the publicwith an emphasis on the backcountry. 2023 Nebraska Rural Radio Association. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. At least 10 other firefighters have been hurt in other recent Nebraska wildfires, Ashford said. New in 2022: Enhanced information display including recommended actions and PM2.5 trends. (WOWT) - Crews are still on the scene of a wildfire in western Nebraska. 18 acres. After it was reported Sunday at 1:38 p.m. CDT it spread north very rapidly. . Enter your email address to subscribe and receive notifications of new articles by email. They are working to save homes.. Joseph McCarty. NORTH PLATTE, Neb. Around 70 different fire departments are helping extinguish the fire that has consumed nearly 47,000 acres according to officials. Sun 24 Apr 2022 13.00 EDT First published on Sat 23 Apr 2022 23.27 EDT. In May of this year the 201 East Fire just south of the current Bovee Fire burned 4,100 acres in the Nebraska National Forest. Nebraska.gov | Policies | Login. News Channel Nebraska, Ryan Swanigan 4/23/2022. Active Fire Mapping News March 18, 2021: New Active Fire Mapping Website Now Available: The Active Fire Mapping Program is migrating to a new web-based platform in 2021, FIRMS US/Canada, a collaborative effort by the Forest Service and NASA.FIRMS US/Canada provides enhanced capabilities for visualization and access of near real-time satellite active fire detection data and other relevant . Note: The monitor or sensor icons on the Map always show air quality near ground level. Its just so big.. and last updated 7:55 AM, Oct 24, 2022. On Saturday, firefighters were battling them in Perkins, Hayes, Furnas, Red Willow and Frontier counties, according to the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency. After youve added the monitors or sensors you want to save, click the location icon (icon) on the left side of the page. A strong storm system that had been developing over the Dakotas since Friday brought very strong winds to Nebraska, and the same system drew dry air from the high plains of Colorado and New Mexico, Corey Mead, a forecaster with the National Weather Service, said late Saturday. This wildfire is pulling resources from across the state. Its coming, and its big. Norris, 40, was transported to the hospital in Cambridge with life-threatening injuries before being transferred to Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney and later to a hospital in Omaha. Copyright 2022 KNOP. Local conditions can change rapidly. Nebraska Highway 2 has been reopened between Thedford and Halsey. The fires pushed by strong winds threatened mostly rural areas hit hard this spring by drought, although residents in the town of Cambridge were the . Firefighter Tiffany Hock of the Holbrook Volunteer Fire Department said crews are working hard to save homes in . We have launched a new tool to assist volunteer fire departments with fire weather forecasts and assessment of wildfire risk levels. * Hunt Nebraska lodge in Arapahoe took folks, but other than a couple of couches, by midnight, on their Facebook page they say they are full. Moody, 59, had served with the department for more than 40 years and had previously been its chief, according to a news release from the agency. Click a monitor or sensor icon to see how smoke is affecting the air you breathe. The 2022 wildfire season is off to an above-average start, with most activity concentrated in the Southwest, Plains and Southeast. Shot down by friendly fire, Italian anti-aircraft batteries defending the airfield misidentified the aircraft as British. In May, a fire burned 4,000 acres in the same area of the forest. The Nebraska State Patrol released this photo, taken near Cambridge in the southwestern part of the state, with a warning to motorists about hazardous conditions. The Nebraska State Patrol tweeted Friday around 7:30p.m saying, "High winds are fueling fires again in southwest Nebraska." Advertisement The photo below is on Highway 6 west of Cambridge. The patrol said on Twitter that there were multiple blazes in its Troop D area, which comprises 23 counties in the west-central and southwest parts of the state. Early on she encouraged people to check on each other, communicate, turn on sprinklers, check Nebraska 511 for road closings, and leave if affected by smoke in any way. Continued cool and moist weather yesterday allowed firefighters to make additional . We treat these like a crime scene or like an aircraft accident youre going to have trained investigators looking at the site where the fire started, gathering all the evidence, before we state definitively exactly what happened, he said. In Nebraska, one person has died as a result of the fires in the southwestern portion of the state. Fatal car crash reported in central Kearney, Dawson County Residents Hold Meeting to Inform Public of a Proposed Wind Farm Project, Harvey Named New Football Coach At Lexington, Big Second Half lifts Michigan State past Husker Men, Nebraska conservatives set sights on education takeover. Particle pollution is the main type of pollution in smoke. This data is updated every . Photos of the blaze impacting the Gosper and Furnas counties showed hazy skies and dark grey plumes and the National Weather Service (NWS) stations in the state warned of dry and windy conditions. Tiffany Hock was the appointed Public Information Officer during the chaos of the Road 739 Wildfire near Arapahoe just a short time ago. The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) statistics show that as of Dec. 30, 2022, 66,255 fires had burned a total of 7,534,403 acres.These figures are higher than the ten-year average of 59,733 fires and 7,333,776 acres. While the evacuation order in Edison has since been lifted, the Nebraska State Patrol reported a crash during fire response on Thursday claimed the life of 54-year-old Elwood Fire Chief Darren Krull and injured Phelps County Emergency Manager Justin Norris. "global": { The states National Guard deployed at least three helicopters and several trucks to help put out the fires, and the Wildland Incident Response Team sent specialists to several of them, the emergency management agency said on Saturday. Firefighters across the country are battling multiple wildfires as tinder-dry conditions and high winds whip up flames . The Weather Companys primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. While these sensors dont meet the rigorous standards required for regulatory monitors, they can help you get a picture of air quality nearest you especially when wildfire smoke is in your area. When the fire started the relative humidity was in the 20s and the wind was gusting to 34 mph out of the south-southeast. A volunteer fire chief has been killed as the result of wildfire that is estimated to have spread to 30,000 acres. (KNOP) - A wildfire burned from the Kansas border to the Cambridge area, with a smaller fire in between Cambridge and Stockville on Friday. The Castaeda Hotel, right, hosted meals for residents and firefighters this week with sponsorships from restaurants and other businesses. Over the last few years, the NFS heard from many fire chiefs that the map was a valuable asset for issuing burn permits. The Fire and Smoke Map shows information on particle pollution, fires and smoke plumes: Particle pollution data: Particle pollution, also called fine particulate matter or PM 2.5, is the main type of pollution in smoke. GERING, Neb. Published: Sep. 17, 2021 at 1:24 AM PDT. Please be cautious of surroundings as hazards may be present that did not exist prior to the fire. The State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activated yesterday evening at the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency to coordinate a statewide response to several wildfires reported in various locations throughout the western and central parts of the state. Please continue to stay away from the area while many crews continue to work. Multiple structures reportedly destroyed at 4-H camp. April 23, 2022 (LINCOLN, NEB.) The Forest Service reported that multiple large and single engine air tankers assisted firefighters Sunday and an incident management team has been ordered. His vehicle was overcome by flames. Arizona. Fire data is updated hourly based upon input from incident intelligence sources, GPS data, infrared (IR) imagery from fixed wing and satellite platforms. Authorities told Channel 8 that crews arrived to find a fire in an empty back room of the station. WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) As fires burn in neighboring states, strong winds are bringing them closer to Kansas. Officially, the Nebraska National Forest is still going with 15,000 acres, an estimate developed Sunday afternoon before it was mapped from an aircraft. Nebraska Spring 22 Fire Update Courtesy/ Logan Baker, Cambridge VFD. They are working to save homes.. There has been one confirmed fatality and three firefighter injuries have been reported. NE 47: Between NE 89 and US 6; Patterson Street (Cambridge). Nebraska DOT (@NebraskaDOT) April 23, 2022 One volunteer firefighter said she took her kids to McCook early Friday afternoon as the smoke neared her home. Go. However, the smoke may be high in the air instead of at ground level. 2022 8:04 pm. An updated map is available for the Bovee Fire near Halsey, Nebraska, showing that it has burned approximately 18,932 acres. Firefighters from 18 agencies are involved in the incident. So this means that you can see forest fires and (coarse) imagery as they are collected in near real-time. | Website developed by Hollman Media, By setting this site as your home, you will be automatically redirected here whenever you go to https://ruralradio.com. US 6: Between US 82; East 6th Street (McCook) and US 283 (Arapahoe). The firefighters are working so very hard. Use extreme caution in the Benkelman area. *The hospital in Cambridge is not accepting new patients at this time. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. * Blessings Childcare in McCook is open and has cribs and supplies for children. The firefighters are working so very hard. A southern Nebraska wildfire that forced the evacuation of the community of Edison is still reported at 30,000 acres and 0% containment. She says this fire is bigger and scarier. By NBC Nebraska News 2 Published : Apr. The owner offered diapers or formula for those in need. "prerollTemplate":"https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?sz=640x480&iu=/132916964,22666483375/klkntv.com/nebraska-news&ciu_szs=300x250&impl=s&gdfp_req=1&env=vp&output=vast&vpos=preroll&unviewed_position_start=1&correlator=1677670903&cust_params=category=Nebraska%20News%2CNews%2CTop%20Stories&video_position=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klkntv.com%2Fmultiple-wildfires-close-roads-in-western-nebraska%2F&post=1439134" A wildfire in southern Nebraska that destroyed some homes and produced thick smoke that led to the traffic death of an area fire chief is about half contained, state officials said. Alma, Elba, Gothenburg, Axtell, Wilcox, Minden, Franklin, Eustis, Beaver City, Wilsonville, Cambridge, Lexington, Curtis, Alda, Chapman, Platte Valley/ Twin Loup mutual aid response team, Wood River Fire and Rescue, Cairo, Farewell, St. Paul, Dannebrog, Phillips, Grand Island Rural, Orleans and Stamford Fire Departments in Harlan CountyThe Buffalo County Wildfire Task Force, Amherst, Elm Creek, Gibbon, Kearney, Pleasanton, Wildland Incident Response and Assistance Team (WIRAT). The Wildland Incident Response Assistance Team has deployed specialists to several of the fires. 17 fires. (KNOP) - Crews from across the state are working together in dangerous wind and lightning conditions to battle a wildfire now known as the Road 702 Wildfire that is raging from Cambridge south to the Kansas border. * Arapahoe Public School will be open for a shelter. We have to get out in front of it. Trumble was killed in blaze called the Road 702 Fire. . Trumble died whle driving along Road 407, a location that has been part of Nebraska's larger wildfire emergency, named the Road 702 Fire - which is estimated to have burned more than 50,000 . With the wildfire season reaching further into . Find out where and what kinds of campfires are allowed, information about wildfires local to the Nebraska National Forests & Grasslands, the status of national incidents, and how to protect your home from wildfire. About 6:30 p.m., the Furnas County Sheriffs Office told all Cambridge residents to evacuate now in a Facebook post. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM. If you want to view fires in Worldview, click "Add Layers" and it has a whole category for fires data. Fires have been reported in at least 12 Nebraska counties since Friday, the authorities said. This image provided by the Nebraska State Patrol shows smoke from a wildfire, Saturday, April 23, 2022 near Cambridge, Neb. There are several places open for people to stay as they leave their homes. Fire risk & significant blowing dust are concern today. Smoke from the fire threatening the town of Edison, Nebraska (Nebraska State Patrol), Nebraska Forest Service staff responding to the fire (Nebraska Forest Service), An image of the fire taken by Nebraska State Patrol helicopters (Nebraska Forest Service). "The fire and smoke in the area had created zero-visibility conditions on the roadway at the time of the crash," the authorities noted. Its coming, and its big. Use the door on the NW corner. Fire chief killed, emergency manager injured, homes destroyed in Nebraska wildfire. Smoke billows from the Bovee fire in Nebraska on Sunday. The same month, more than 50 additional wildfires were reported across the state. A southern Nebraska wildfire that forced the evacuation of the community of Edison is still reported at 30,000 acres and 0% containment. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! In the video below recorded Tuesday morning Planning Section Chief Tom Barter presented an update. "One of the worst things we could have happen is a new start while we're still dealing with this incident," he said. (KLKN) Multiple towns in southwest Nebraska were being evacuated Friday as several wildfires flared up in that corner of the state. A retired chief is dead and more than a dozen firefighters were injured battling wildfire across Nebraska in recent days. Images shot from a drone show a wildfire burning in Nebraska on Monday, April 25, 2022. The data on the AirNow Fire and Smoke Map are intended to help individuals make decisions to protect their health during fires.