Nebraska wildfires

Lillian Fire

ContainedCuster County, Nebraska2025Wildfire

The Lillian Fire was reported on February 27, 2025 in Custer County, Nebraska and burned 870 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.

Size
870 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
February 27, 2025
Personnel
11

Map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 41.513, -99.687.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Broken Bow

The incident

Size
870 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
February 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM CST
Cause
Human
Location
Near Merna, NE
County
Custer County
State
Nebraska
Nearest city reported
Merna, NE
Protecting agency
SFS
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
11
Incident management
Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Short Grass (1 foot)
Estimated cost to date
$484,164
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-NENES-250164
IRWIN identifier
CC2BB152-2D2C-4B03-A632-3537BCCEB801

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Broken Bow, 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 June 26, 2026 at 10:01 AM CDT. Identifier 2025-NENES-250164.