Bronco Fire
The Bronco Fire was reported on September 18, 2024 in Sioux County, Nebraska and burned 1,069 acres. It was declared out on November 12, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,069 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 18, 2024
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped September 20, 2024 at 4:13 AM MDT, 1,069 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.787, -103.590.
The incident
- Size
- 1,069 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 18, 2024 at 12:06 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 2, 2024 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 18, 2024 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 12, 2024 at 8:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Sioux county, 10 miles NW of Crawford
- County
- Sioux County
- State
- Nebraska
- Nearest city reported
- Crawford
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,033,764
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-NENES-241148
- IRWIN identifier
- BA3ECF42-2FC6-47DD-8493-462BFE4A8061
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 19, 2024 (916 acres) to September 20, 2024 (1,069 acres). The largest one-day growth was 153 acres, mapped September 20, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2024 | 916 | |
| September 20, 2024 | 1,069 | +153 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Crawford, NE covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 September 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM MDT. Identifier 2024-NENES-241148.