Burn severity · Nebraska 2026

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Acres by severity and land cover Forest Range (shrubland) Grassland Other Unclassified Acres in Nebraska
Unburned to very low 15,256 1,992 816,597 18,283 0 852,128
Low 5,012 458 29,928 694 0 36,091
Moderate low 3,754 266 7,960 300 0 12,279
Moderate high 3,247 168 2,791 411 0 6,618
High 8,185 155 1,865 864 0 11,069
Assessed acres in Nebraska 35,455 3,039 859,141 20,552 0 918,186
Severity by fire
Fire Reported acres Acres in Nebraska Unburned to very low Low Moderate low Moderate high High
Morriel Fire 642,029 642,016 638,974 1,056 477 529 980
Cottonwood Fire 129,253 129,254 89,229 22,829 7,097 3,706 6,393
South Fork Fire 39,696 39,692 22,518 10,452 3,581 1,610 1,532
Ashby Fire 36,004 36,005 35,985 6 3 2 10
Road 203 Fire 35,892 35,897 32,353 749 444 439 1,912
Anderson Bridge Fire 17,229 17,232 16,549 201 138 126 217
Minor Fire 14,082 14,087 14,086 1 0 0 0
Log Road Fire 1,526 1,526 230 567 503 202 24
Ash Pole Fire 1,028 1,028 799 197 30 2 0
Andrews Fire 570 571 571 0 0 0 0
Bertrand Fire 1,200 550 550 0 0 0 0
Curry Timber Fire 138 140 140 0 0 0 0
Grizzly Bear Fire 75 74 74 0 0 0 0
Cedar Draw Fire 56 55 50 1 1 1 2
Corkscrew Fire 30 30 13 14 2 0 0
Clay Creek Fire 10 10 1 10 0 0 0
Highland Fire 4 5 0 3 2 0 0
Canyon Fire 5 4 1 3 0 0 0
High Point Fire 5 4 4 1 0 0 0
Pre Cinco Fire 3 2 0 2 0 0 0
Macy Bottom Fire 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
North Main Fire 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J Ave Fire 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ridge Creek Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Mile Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crown Butte Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fires awaiting assessment
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Fire Reported acres Whole perimeter acres Reason
Bia 10-26 Fire 36 — Awaiting a perimeter
Reconciliation
Line Fires Acres
Counted fires 27 918,874
Offered to assessment 27 918,874
Complex roll-up residue — 0
Fires with severity acres 26 918,838
Awaiting a perimeter 1 36
Awaiting assessment 0 0
Awaiting clear imagery 0 0
Assessment errors 0 0
Smaller than one cell 0 0
Every cell outside Nebraska 0 0
Assessed acres in Nebraska 26 918,186
Assessed acres outside Nebraska — 0
Whole perimeter acres — 918,186
Burned in from another state or province 0 0

Generated 2026-10-07 07:01 UTC. Severity appears for wildfires in the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia that have a mapped perimeter. Each fire is assessed again every few days while its post-fire imagery can still improve.

Sentinel-2 dNBR assessed through 2026-10-07 07:01 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for NE. 30 m cells.