Nebraska, 2022Wildfire in Nebraska, October 2 to 11, 2022
October 2 to 11, 2022 · NWS LBF · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Fire initiated in north central portions of the Nebraska National Forest during the afternoon of October 2nd. Aided by strong southerly winds and dry relative humidity, the fire quickly spread to the north and north northeast consuming around 19000 acres of timber and grassland.
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2.0 million
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Fire initiated in north central portions of the Nebraska National Forest during the afternoon of October 2nd. Aided by strong southerly winds and dry relative humidity, the fire quickly spread to the north and north northeast consuming around 19000 acres of timber and grassland. One death was attributed to the fire and much of the Nebraska 4H camp was consumed by the fire. The fire took over a week to fully extinguish and was out on October 11th.
Wildfire, Thomas
- When
- October 2, 3:00 PM CST to October 11, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas forecast zone
- Deaths
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.0 million
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -100.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A fire initiated along a trail during the mid afternoon hours of October 2nd in north central portions of the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey. Aided by very strong southerly winds, the fire quickly spread to the north and north northwest consuming the Nebraska 4 H camp. At this camp, 18 buildings were destroyed including the main lodge. The fire then jumped the Middle Loup River and Nebraska highway 2 racing across several miles of open rangeland. One firefighter perished from a medical emergency while battling the fire. Approximately 200-250 different personnel battled this fire from the 2nd through the 11th. When the fire was fully extinguished, 19000 total acres had burned.
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1060705.