Morrill Fire, Garden County, Nebraska

Morrill Fire summary

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The Morrill Fire is a wildfire near Garden County, Nebraska. It has burned about 642,029 acres (about 486,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 4 months ago. About 195 people are on it.

Size: 642,029 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: March 13, 2026 (first reported about 4 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 22nd at 10:00 a.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.

Today

88°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 10 to 20 mph SE · 12% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

60°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 15 to 20 mph ESE · 28% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday

87°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 to 15 mph SE · 31% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Thursday Night

62°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph SE · 40% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

96°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 22nd at 10:03 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 195 people are assigned to this fire. The government rates it a Type 1 Incident (the highest complexity level). About $9 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Morrill Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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