Nebraska wildfires

N Maxwell RD Fire

ContainedCherry County, Nebraska2025Wildfire

The N Maxwell RD Fire was reported on March 26, 2025 in Cherry County, Nebraska and burned 8,800 acres. It is 100 percent contained.

Size
8,800 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
March 26, 2025
Personnel
105

Map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 42.226, -100.524.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Thedford

The incident

Size
8,800 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
March 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM CDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
Approximately 10 miles of Maxwell on N.Maxwell Rd extending north and north east
County
Cherry County
State
Nebraska
Nearest city reported
Maxwell
Protecting agency
SFS
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
105
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Brush (2 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$250,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-NENES-250258
IRWIN identifier
2A67688B-824B-4223-B039-6FCBC3671869

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Thedford, NE covers the area today.

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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 10:28 AM CDT. Identifier 2025-NENES-250258.