No longer in the daily fire updates. The White River Fire last appeared in an official report on August 12, 2026, at 28 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

White River Fire

Dawes County, Nebraska · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 12, 2026 (2 months ago)
First reported about 2 months ago
Metric Now
Size
28 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−2 acres
was 30 acres · Aug 11, 7:01 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

White River Fire and other nearby fires

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White River Fire summary

The White River Fire is a wildfire near Dawes County, Nebraska. It has burned about 28 acres (about 21 football fields). It was first reported about 2 months ago.

Size
28 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 11, 2026 (first reported about 2 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 12th at 10:00 a.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Today
92°F · Patchy Smoke then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 15 mph ESE · 47% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain
60°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 10 to 15 mph ENE · 79% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely
Thursday
80°F · Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 10 to 15 mph E · 60% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Rain likely
60°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 10 to 15 mph SE · 73% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely
Friday
89°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 10 to 15 mph SW · 21% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 12th at 10:05 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

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