Morrill Fire

2026645,316 acresNebraska

The Morrill Fire burned 645,316 acres, about 1,008 square miles, across 5 counties. It began on March 13, 2026.

Watch how it happened

Morrill Fire · 2026

How it happened

See the burn scar and every county it reached.

About this replay

IgnitionMarch 13, 2026Historical replay — final scar, not daily growth

Final area645,316 ac

Revealed—

Counties5

Fire milestones

Burn scarFinal perimeter mapped from satellite images

Reported originThe fire location MTBS records for the event

Houston, to scale640 square miles of land, drawn at the fire’s scale

Source: Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS, U.S. Forest Service), mapped from satellite images after the fire. MTBS does not record daily growth: the reveal shows the final scar, outward from the reported origin, not the order it burned in.

Where it burned

Acres inside each county, measured from the satellite-mapped perimeter.

Acres burned by county

Garden County	NE	498,569
Arthur County	NE	64,826
Morrill County	NE	43,111
Keith County	NE	37,642
Grant County	NE	896

Other large fires in Nebraska in 2026

Cottonwood Fire132,350 acres
Ashby Fire36,770 acres
Road 203 Fire36,123 acres

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.