East Fire
The East Fire was reported on May 17, 2022 in Thomas County, Nebraska and burned 4,192 acres. It was declared out on July 5, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,192 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 17, 2022
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeter mapped October 12, 2022 at 3:23 PM CDT, 4,190 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 41.841, -100.288.
The incident
- Size
- 4,192 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 17, 2022 at 3:19 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 27, 2022 at 3:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- June 2, 2022 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- July 5, 2022 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 3.5 miles south of Halsey, NE
- County
- Thomas County
- State
- Nebraska
- Nearest city reported
- Halsey
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $850,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-NENBF-220286
- IRWIN identifier
- 7AE1C90A-C2DC-402E-BD1D-3AA8134F996F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Thedford, NE covers the area today.
Nearby
- Thedford, NE18 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Broken Bow, NE45 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Ainsworth, NE54 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- North Platte, NE55 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Burwell, NE60 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Gothenburg, NE63 miles south 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 June 26, 2026 at 3:43 PM CDT. Identifier 2022-NENBF-220286.