Anderson Bridge Fire
The Anderson Bridge Fire was reported on March 12, 2026 in Cherry County, Nebraska and burned 17,229 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 17,229 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 12, 2026
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped March 20, 2026 at 4:36 PM CDT, 17,228 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.802, -100.961.
The incident
- Size
- 17,229 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 2 Miles NE from Anderson Bridge WMA, North of the Niobrara River, NE
- County
- Cherry County
- State
- Nebraska
- Nearest city reported
- Kilgore
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NENES-260153
- IRWIN identifier
- 3E8BABF2-F2B9-4811-A925-B5AD56E33348
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 13, 2026 (18,111 acres) to March 21, 2026 (17,228 acres). The largest one-day growth was 728 acres, mapped March 21, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2026 | 18,111 | |
| March 14, 2026 | 17,414 | -697 |
| March 15, 2026 | 17,897 | +483 |
| March 17, 2026 | 16,540 | -1,357 |
| March 18, 2026 | 16,501 | -39 |
| March 21, 2026 | 17,228 | +727 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Valentine, 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 2, 2026 at 1:15 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-NENES-260153.