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West Anderson

Cherry, NE · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 10 acres in Cherry before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

10

Acres Burned

82

Days Burning

Aug 20, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Aug 20 / 1 acresAug 31 / 10 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

7 public land units within 75 miles

Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest

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National Forest / NE

5.8 mi

S

Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / NE

30.4 mi

E

Valentine National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / NE

31.1 mi

SE

Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NE

31.4 mi

E

Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / SD

35.1 mi

NW

Nebraska National Forest

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National Forest / NE

47.6 mi

SW

Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ne

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Wildlife Refuge / NE

67.4 mi

SE

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

West Anderson update: 10 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 23

Per interagency perimeter data, the West Anderson grew 9 acres to 10.

IRWIN

West Anderson mapped at 1 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 20

Interagency perimeter data shows the West Anderson at 1 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 20Now

82 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 2b152e13-c24c-4941-ab1e-98e8c10e4731

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