Pressey Fire
The Pressey Fire was reported on April 22, 2026 in Custer County, Nebraska and burned 9,141 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 9,141 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped May 4, 2026 at 6:26 PM CDT, 9,141 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 41.207, -99.722.
The incident
- Size
- 9,141 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 22, 2026 at 2:45 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 4 Miles NE from Oconto, NE
- County
- Custer County
- State
- Nebraska
- Nearest city reported
- Oconto
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $454,283
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NENES-260276
- IRWIN identifier
- 3EA9C9F6-9AB8-40C4-B8AC-A1401CAA8E12
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Callaway, 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 May 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-NENES-260276.