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Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Nebraska

The top 25 of 93 Nebraska counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.

#CountyLargest single fire
1Lincoln County
71,000
2Dawes County
56,471
3Sioux County
48,800
4Furnas County
47,000
5Custer County
40,000
6Gosper County
30,000
7Thomas County
18,930
8Scotts Bluff County
15,592
9Grant County
8,000
10Cherry County
7,040
11Box Butte County
6,800
12Blaine County
6,500
13Banner County
6,177
14Morrill County
6,000
15Valley County
5,500
16Garden County
5,035
17Holt County
5,000
18Sherman County
5,000
19Garfield County
4,691
20Otoe County
3,200
21Gage County
3,089
22Chase County
2,570
23Brown County
2,505
24Boyd County
2,500
25Dundy County
2,500

Source: USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Nebraska”, https://gismap.land/rankings/nebraska/largest-wildfire-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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