Ash Pole Fire
The Ash Pole Fire was reported on May 13, 2026 in Dawes County, Nebraska and burned 1,028 acres. It was declared out on June 17, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,028 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 13, 2026
- Personnel
- 10
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped September 14, 2026 at 11:23 AM MDT, 1,028 acres (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 42.626, -103.242.
The incident
- Size
- 1,028 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 13, 2026 at 10:36 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- June 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- June 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles SE from Crawford, NE
- County
- Dawes County
- State
- Nebraska
- Nearest city reported
- Crawford, NE
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NENBF-260414
- IRWIN identifier
- 67B9DDE7-DF9F-4ADE-84B2-D397E8662E48
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 14, 2026 (1,027 acres) to September 14, 2026 (1,028 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1 acres, mapped May 16, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | 1,027 | |
| May 16, 2026 | 1,028 | +1 |
| September 14, 2026 | 1,028 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Crawford, 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 September 14, 2026 at 11:23 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NENBF-260414.