LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - The “Plum Creek Fire” in north-central Nebraska is now 100% contained as of Wednesday morning, the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency confirmed.

The statewide burn ban that was originally issued by Governor Jim Pillen on May 9th now expires Monday at midnight.

Smoke plumes from the Plum Creek Fire in north-central Nebraska's Brown County in the immediate aftermath of the firefight that began April 21, 2025. (Courtesy of Ann Moylan Fiala, Ainsworth ...