Egan Fire

Dawes County, Nebraska · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 7, 2026 (about 1 hour ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
3 acres
Sep 7, 8:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Egan Fire and other nearby fires

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Egan Fire summary

The Egan Fire is a wildfire near Dawes County, Nebraska. It has burned about 3 acres (about 2 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
3 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
September 7, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, September 7th at 8:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Tonight

59°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 12 to 15 mph W · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

84°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 14 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

52°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 15 mph N · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

81°F · Sunny

Wind 6 to 15 mph NW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday Night

52°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 3 to 7 mph SE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, September 7th at 8:03 p.m. CDT.

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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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