Bovee Fire
The Bovee Fire was reported on October 2, 2022 in Thomas County, Nebraska and burned 18,930 acres. It was declared out on May 16, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 18,930 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 2, 2022
- Personnel
- 50
Map
Perimeter mapped May 25, 2023 at 3:18 PM CDT, 18,930 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.859, -100.311.
The incident
- Size
- 18,930 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 2, 2022 at 1:38 PM CDT
- Contained
- October 9, 2022 at 1:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- October 17, 2022 at 3:52 PM CDT
- Declared out
- May 16, 2023 at 11:30 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 Miles Southwest of Halsey, NE
- County
- Thomas County
- State
- Nebraska
- Nearest city reported
- Halsey
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 50
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,790,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-NENBF-220792
- IRWIN identifier
- E04A8103-FC94-4F9F-9B84-47150CB9A364
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Thedford, NE covers the area today.
Nearby
- Thedford, NE16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Broken Bow, NE47 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Ainsworth, NE53 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- North Platte, NE56 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Burwell, NE61 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Sutherland, NE64 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
Nebraska wildfires today Wildfires of 2022 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated June 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM CDT. Identifier 2022-NENBF-220792.