May 17, 2022 (updated 5:40 p.m.)

201 East Fire

• Reported at 2:19 p.m.
• Location: Thomas County, NE, 4 miles south of Halsey, NE
• Estimated Size: 200 acres
• Cause: Lightning
• Federal and local resources

Whitetail Fire

• Reported at 1:27 p.m.
• Location: Blaine County, NE, near Whitetail campground
• Size: 50 acres
• Cause: Lightning
• Federal and local resources

 Camp I Fire

• Reported at 10:33 a.m.
• Location: Thomas County, NE, 5 miles west of Halsey, NE
• Size: 0.5 acre
• Cause: Lightning
• Federal resources
• Contained at 1:22 p.m.

 West Horseshoe Bar Fire

• Reported at 9:44 p.m. on May 16th, 2022
• Location: Thomas County, NE, 1.5 miles southeast of Natick Campground
• Size: 0.1 acre
• Cause: Lightning
• Federal resources
• Contained at 1:45 a.m. May 17th, 2022

Windmill 242Fire

• Reported at 10:35 p.m. on May 16th, 2022
• Location: Thomas County, NE, near Natick Campground
• Size: 1.0 acre
• Cause: Lightning
• Federal resources
• Contained at 1:45 a.m. May 17th, 2022

South Pine Fire

• Reported at 10:38 p.m. on May 16th, 2022
• Location: Thomas County, NE, 1 mile southeast of Natick Campground
• Size: 0.1 acre
• Cause: Lightning
• Federal resources
• Contained at 1:45 a.m. May 17th, 2022