VALENTINE - The largest wildfire in Nebraska’s history is now fully contained.The 642,029-acre Morrill Fire in the Nebraska Panhandle reached 100% containment Tuesday night — nearly two weeks after that fire and three other wildfires in the state broke out on March 12. The Morrill Fire is the second fire that has been fully contained. Earlier this week, the more than 17,000-acre Anderson Bridge Fire southwest of Valentine in Cherry County reached full containment.

The state’s second-largest wildfire, the 129,103-acre Cottonwood Fire southeast of North Platte in Lincoln County, is 98% contained. The 35,892-acre Road 203 fire covering the Nebraska National Forest in Thomas County is 95% contained.

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