Nebraska wildfires

Curry Timber Fire

ContainedNemaha County, Nebraska2026Wildfire

The Curry Timber Fire was reported on March 27, 2026 in Nemaha County, Nebraska and burned 138 acres. It was fully contained on April 2, 2026.

Size
138 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
March 27, 2026
Personnel
2

Map

Perimeter mapped March 30, 2026 at 2:28 PM CDT, 139 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.483, -95.723.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Peru

The incident

Size
138 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
March 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM CDT
Contained
April 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM CDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
1 Miles NE from Peru, NE
County
Nemaha County
State
Nebraska
Nearest city reported
Peru
Protecting agency
SFS
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
2
Incident management
Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Hardwood Litter
Estimated cost to date
$53,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-NENES-260201
IRWIN identifier
6078B0B1-6300-4BFF-A856-7253503BEF2F

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 29, 2026 (138 acres) to March 30, 2026 (139 acres). The largest one-day growth was 0 acres, mapped March 30, 2026.

DayAcresChange
March 29, 2026138
March 30, 2026139+1

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Peru, 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 April 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-NENES-260201.