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wildfire Wildfire Risk in Omaha, NE

Risk Level: Moderate — Score 3/10

FEMA: 3Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • Estimated annual loss of $1M from this hazard type
  • 7 events on record in proximity
  • Active in the last 12 months (7 events)

Peak season: June-November

Last significant event: Wildfire near Burt, Monona and Thurston counties on the Iowa–Nebraska border, United States (2026-05-11) — 9 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Wildfires

1
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
San Diego, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 9
3
Long Beach, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Tokyo, Japan
Risk: 9Historical: 1
5
Manila, Philippines
Risk: 9Historical: 5
6
Mexico City, Mexico
Risk: 9Historical: 0
7
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 5
8
Mumbai, India
Risk: 9Historical: 10
9
Shanghai, China
Risk: 9Historical: 0
10
Bangkok, Thailand
Risk: 9Historical: 0
Omaha is not in the top 10 for wildfire risk among tracked cities.

How Omaha Compares

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Notable Wildfire Events Near Omaha

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable wildfire events near Omaha, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Fire Weather - Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa, United States (March 2026) — 1,570,000 people exposed; $173,429M capital exposed.

Fire Weather - Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa, United States

March 11, 2026 — WATCH

1,570,000 people exposed; $173,429M capital exposed

Wildfire near Burt, Monona and Thurston counties on the Iowa–Nebraska border, United States

May 10, 2026 — WARNING

9 people exposed; $32M capital exposed

Wildfire - Monona, Iowa, United States

April 29, 2026 — WARNING

40 people exposed; $5M capital exposed

Wildfire Harrison and Washington Counties, Iowa and Nebraska, United States

April 30, 2026 — WARNING

99 people exposed

Wildfire - Cass and Mills Counties, Iowa and Nebraska, United States

April 20, 2026 — WARNING

21 people exposed

Wildfire Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Create defensible space around your home — clear brush within 30 feet
  • 2.Use fire-resistant building materials for roofing and siding
  • 3.Keep an evacuation go-bag packed and ready
  • 4.Sign up for local emergency alerts and evacuation notifications
  • 5.Know at least two evacuation routes from your area

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How this data is built

Omaha, NE wildfire risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live wildfire monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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