Peterson Fire
The Peterson Fire was reported on April 22, 2026 in Holt County, Nebraska and burned 1,000 acres.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- April 22, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 42.125, -99.043.
The incident
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- April 22, 2026 at 6:13 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Holt County
- State
- Nebraska
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NENES-260279
- IRWIN identifier
- D7D9E922-C1C9-4B70-8115-91F454EBA1F7
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Burwell, 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 23, 2026 at 8:07 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-NENES-260279.