Gov. Jim Pillen declared a state of emergency for several counties after wildfires broke out and forced evacuations across Nebraska on Thursday.
The proclamation, signed Friday, will provide extra resources to fire crews as they continue to tackle wildfires that significantly worsened overnight in Morrill, Garden, Arthur, Keith, Lincoln, Dawson and Frontier counties.
Pillen’s office said the wildfires have burned hundreds of thousands of acres of land across multiple counties in Nebraska.
“These fires present a significant and active danger, given current weather conditions,” Pillen said. “Anyone living within proximity to current wildfires are urged to heed communications issued by local authorities, including their respective county emergency management agencies.”
