Nebraska · incident record
Road 203 Fire, Nebraska
35,892
Acres reported
—
Contained
0
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Jun 4, 2026, 18:00 UTC, the Road 203 Fire is no longer listed in the federal active-fire feed at 35,892 acres, in Nebraska.
No change in reported size since Jun 3, 2026, 17:45 UTC.
It was last present in the feed Jun 4, 2026, 18:00 UTC; the largest size reported was 35,892 acres. This page stays up as a record of the incident.
Road 203 Fire map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire yet; the marker is the reported point of origin.
Key facts
- Size
- 35,892 acres
- Containment
- not reported
- Status
- Not in feed (last seen Jun 4, 2026)
- Discovered
- Mar 12, 2026
- Location
- Nebraska
- Origin point
- 41.8466, -100.4097
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge.
- Broken Bow, NE
- North Platte, NE
- Ainsworth, NE
Other fires nearby
No other wildfires listed within 50 miles right now.
Road 203 Fire timeline
Day by day: the largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen May 24, 2026, 16:15 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2026 | 35,892 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 35,892 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 35,892 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 35,892 acres | 0 | — |
| May 31, 2026 | 35,892 acres | 0 | — |
| May 30, 2026 | 35,892 acres | 0 | — |
| May 29, 2026 | 35,892 acres | 0 | — |
| May 28, 2026 | 35,892 acres | 0 | — |
| May 27, 2026 | 35,892 acres | 0 | — |
| May 26, 2026 | 35,892 acres | 0 | — |
| May 25, 2026 | 35,892 acres | 0 | — |
| May 24, 2026 | 35,892 acres | — | — |
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Road 203 Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Road 203 Fire?
As of Jun 4, 2026, 18:00 UTC, the Road 203 Fire is reported at 35,892 acres. No change in reported size since Jun 3, 2026, 17:45 UTC.
Is the Road 203 Fire contained?
Containment has not been reported for the Road 203 Fire in the federal feed as of Jun 4, 2026, 18:00 UTC.
Where is the Road 203 Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 41.8466, -100.4097 in Nebraska. Nearest towns: Broken Bow (50 mi SE), North Platte (53 mi S), Ainsworth (56 mi NE).
Is the Road 203 Fire still burning?
It is no longer in the federal active-fire feed; it was last listed Jun 4, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Fires drop out of the feed when the incident is closed or handed to local management, not necessarily when every ember is out.
What is the timeline of the Road 203 Fire?
The Road 203 Fire was first listed in the federal feed May 24, 2026, 16:15 UTC (reported discovery date Mar 12, 2026). It was last listed Jun 4, 2026, 18:00 UTC, after peaking at 35,892 acres. The timeline table on this page shows the size and containment reported each UTC day across 12 days of archive.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Road 203 Fire?
From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Nebraska sources on our Nebraska page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
How current is this page?
The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Jun 4, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.
About this page
This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →