As historic wildfires in Nebraska continued to roar amid a Western heat wave, Gov. Jim Pillen and incident commanders expressed hope Tuesday that they may soon turn a corner.
The state’s four major blazes, which were blamed for at least one death and have burned nearly 800,000 acres, were described by Pillen on Sunday as “the largest wildfires in our history.”
“Generals are always pressing their staff for the turning point in the campaign,” he said Tuesday. “I can’t give you a definite answer on the turning point, but that day will come.”
As the week started, the firefight in western Nebraska was aided by a lull in wind gusts that over the weekend had created firestorms and reached 61 mph Saturday, according to National Weather Service data.
The short reprieve Monday allowed Pillen, command staffers and firefighters to embrace optimism, but the forecast is quickly bringing back dire fire weather.
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