(Cass County, NE) -- An uncontained wildfire continues burning south of the Omaha metro.
Nebraska Emergency Management says the Cass County fire started Saturday in Iowa, then jumped the Missouri River near Lake Waconda in Nebraska. NEMA says more than two-dozen fire departments have assisted in trying to put the fire out. It has burned more than 650 acres so far. Cass County has declared a disaster and is requesting state aid to help infighting the fire.
According to Incident Commander Shane Adams of the Nehawka Volunteer Department fire command, the fire rapidly spread south to the area of East Union Road. Adams reported that fire departments from across Cass County responded and assisted in fighting the fire. Additional units from across the entire State of Nebraska brought UTVs with water supply to reach the areas where full-size fire “The terrain of this fire is treacherous,” Adams said. “Relief from local fire departments arrived late into the night and continued to fight fire all through the night. No structures have been affected at this time.”
Adams estimates that the fire is 0% contained.