Omaha Fire Department battles field fire near train tracks

There wasn't an obvious sign of what caused the blaze, but fire OFD did note that the fire was near train tracks.

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Omaha firefighters battled a field fire on Thursday afternoon.The fire didn’t last long and only torched about a half of an acre worth of grass.According to the Omaha Fire Department, despite the red flag warning, the wind was not a factor in this fire. Fire crews noted the wind in this instance was blowing in a way that didn’t allow for additional spread.There wasn’t an obvious sign of what caused the blaze, but fire OFD did note that the fire was near train tracks.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 |

OMAHA, Neb. —

Omaha firefighters battled a field fire on Thursday afternoon.

The fire didn’t last long and only torched about a half of an acre worth of grass.

According to the Omaha Fire Department, despite the red flag warning, the wind was not a factor in this fire. Fire crews noted the wind in this instance was blowing in a way that didn’t allow for additional spread.

There wasn’t an obvious sign of what caused the blaze, but fire OFD did note that the fire was near train tracks.

Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.

Omaha, US

6:30 pm, Mar 18, 2026

73°F

overcast clouds

30 %

1013 mb

1 mph

Wind Gust 4 mph

Clouds 93%

Visibility 6 mi

Sunrise 7:30 am

Sunset 7:33 pm

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