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MID 40S BY MORNING. JULIE. SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. THANKS, BILL. FIREFIGHTERS MAKE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN CONTAINING THE TWO LARGEST WILDFIRE STILL BURNING IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. THE COTTONWOOD FIRE IS NOW 78% CONTAINED, AND THE MORRILL FIRE IS 67% CONTAINED. BUT FIRE CREWS SAY THE WORK ISN’T DONE. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MADDIE AUGUSTINE HAS THE LATEST FROM THOSE HEADED TO THE FRONT LINES, AND THOSE JUST GETTING HOME. EDDIE AND JULIE. ROUGHLY 400 FIREFIGHTERS FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE ARE ASSISTING IN THE EFFORT TO GET THESE FIRES UNDER CONTROL. MANY OF THEM ARE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND ANOTHER GROUP FROM DOUGLAS COUNTY JUST LEFT TODAY. 18 FIRE CREW MEMBERS AND SIX TRUCKS FROM DOUGLAS COUNTY WILL SPEND SEVEN DAYS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. AS THESE WILDFIRES RAGE ON. LINCOLN FIRE AND RESCUE SENT A GROUP OF 11 TO ASSIST ON SATURDAY EVENING. THEY RETURNED HOME JUST BEFORE FIVE THIS EVENING. BATTALION CHIEF MARK MAJORS CALLED IT HUMBLING AND COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THEY’RE USED TO. YOU’RE TRYING TO NAVIGATE AN AREA THAT YOU’RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH. YOU’RE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE. SOME OF IT’S BY CELL PHONE, SOME OF IT’S BY RADIO. THAT WAS CHECKED OUT TO US THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE THE REACH THAT WE’RE USED TO. AND AS YOU HEARD, METEOROLOGIST BILL REMY, JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO, FIRE CREWS ARE GOING TO BE ON ALERT THIS WEEKEND FOR THE INCREASED RISK OF MORE FIRE DANGER, AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK AROUND 90 DEGREES WITH A SINGL
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Crews gain ground on multiple Nebraska wildfires as containment rises
As eastern Nebraska fire crews return home from helping to battle the wildfires, fire officials provide an update on the blazes.The Morrill Fire has burned 643,074 acres and is 98% contained, while the Road 203 Fire has destroyed 35,902 acres and is 80% contained.The Cottonwood Fire has consumed 128,036 acres and is 80% contained, and the Anderson Bridge Fire has burned 17,400 acres and is 60% contained. Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
As eastern Nebraska fire crews return home from helping to battle the wildfires, fire officials provide an update on the blazes.
The Morrill Fire has burned 643,074 acres and is 98% contained, while the Road 203 Fire has destroyed 35,902 acres and is 80% contained.
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The Cottonwood Fire has consumed 128,036 acres and is 80% contained, and the Anderson Bridge Fire has burned 17,400 acres and is 60% contained.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
