September 17, 2021
All future press releases regarding the Post Fire will be shared on the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands Facebook page.
September 16, 2021
A fast-moving wildfire is prompting evacuations
approximately 4 miles south of Crawford, Nebraska. Please evacuate immediately
if you are within the area west of Highway 71, south of 4-mile Road, east of
Deadman Road & north of West Belmont Road. Dawes County Sheriff's Office is
currently notifying residents with door-to-door directions to evacuate.
Federal, State and Local firefighters are on-scene as the fire has grown to 600 acres. A Single-Engine Air Tanker is providing air attack and a Type 3 Incident Management Team has been ordered.
