Morrill Fire
The Morrill Fire was reported on March 13, 2026 in Garden County, Nebraska and burned 642,029 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 642,029 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 13, 2026
- Personnel
- 195
Map
Perimeter mapped March 28, 2026 at 11:02 AM MDT, 642,029 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.474, -102.157.
The incident
- Size
- 642,029 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 13, 2026 at 8:14 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 15 Miles NE from Bridgeport, NE
- County
- Garden County
- State
- Nebraska
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 195
- Incident management
- Type 1 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,621,175
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NENES-260157
- IRWIN identifier
- 3DE0062D-B07C-4545-9E47-709846D3CAF9
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 13, 2026 (453,300 acres) to March 28, 2026 (642,029 acres). The largest one-day growth was 108,064 acres, mapped March 15, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2026 | 453,300 | |
| March 14, 2026 | 464,019 | +10,719 |
| March 15, 2026 | 572,084 | +108,065 |
| March 17, 2026 | 643,361 | +71,277 |
| March 18, 2026 | 643,071 | -290 |
| March 19, 2026 | 642,038 | -1,033 |
| March 22, 2026 | 642,029 | -9 |
| March 28, 2026 | 642,029 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Oshkosh, 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 July 21, 2026 at 11:21 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-NENES-260157.