(from Watch Duty App) AN UPDATE ON THE WILDFIRES IN WESTERN NEBRASKA…THE COTTONWOOD FIRE SOUTH OF MAXWELL HAS BURNED OVER 122 THOUSAND ACRES OF LAND AND IS 0% CONTAINED, THE BRADY COMMUNITY CENTER IS OPEN FOR THOSE DISPLACED BY THE FIRE…THE ROAD 203 FIRE SOUTH OF HALSEY HAS BURNED OVER 36 THOUSAND ACRES AND IS 0% CONTAINED…AND THE MORRILL FIRE AFFECTING KEITH, ARTHUR, GRANT, GARDEN AND MORRILL COUNTIES HAS BURNED OVER 572 THOUSAND ACRES WITH 0% CONTAINMENT. OVER THE WEEKEND, THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN COMPLEX INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM 1 ASSUMED MANAGEMENT OF THE MORRILL AND COTTONWOOD FIRES. THE TEAM WILL COORDINATE CLOSELY WITH LOCAL RESOURCES.
