Pillen requests federal disaster declaration for Nebraska wildfire damage

By: Erin Bamer

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 223

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has requested President Donald Trump issue a major disaster declaration to receive funding to address wildfires that impacted parts of the state during March and April.

The funding would assist with covering the cost of damage to public infrastructure that occurred as a result of the Morrill, Cottonwood, Ashby and Minor fires. More than 821,000 acres burned in those four fires, according to a state press release.

The Pillen …

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