Hackberry Fire
The Hackberry Fire was reported on August 5, 2021 in Morrill County, Nebraska and burned 6,177 acres. It was fully contained on August 12, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,177 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 5, 2021
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 41.668, -103.102.
The incident
- Size
- 6,177 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 5, 2021 at 9:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 12, 2021 at 8:13 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- County
- Morrill County
- State
- Nebraska
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-WYWYS-21523000FA
- IRWIN identifier
- 4DF48AA5-458C-4507-A877-5B00620AF64B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bridgeport, NE covers the area today.
Nearby
- Bridgeport, NEUnder a mile southeast of the fire’s origin
- Bayard, NE13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Gering, NE31 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Terrytown, NE31 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Scottsbluff, NE32 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Alliance, NE32 miles north of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated August 12, 2021 at 8:13 PM MDT. Identifier 2021-WYWYS-21523000FA.