Update: 2:28 CDT
From the National Weather Service: Immediate Evacuation requested for SHERIDAN COUNTY!
..AT THE REQUEST OF SHERIDAN COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT…A MANDATORY
EVACUATION ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR…
AREA…LOCATED IN NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY…TO INCLUDE RESIDENCES
AS FAR WEST AT BEAVER WALL ROAD. A WILDFIRE IS PROGRESSING
WESTWARD IN THE METCALF STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA. THIS
EVACUATION ORDER WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Chadron State College is taking a safe route as wildfires rage in the western Nebraska Panhandle.
Chadron State College classes have been canceled allowing students to leave early for the holiday weekend, but the campus is still open.
Though the Campus is in no immediate danger, school officials want to stay on the safe side. Students who live on Campus don’t have to leave but if they do, are requested to check out at the front desk to keep a list of who’s there and who’s not.
As the fires rage Panhandle Firefighters could really use help with supplies.
Donation drop off sites include Chadron, Crawford, Rushville or Hay Springs fire halls or Tommy’s Car Lot in Chadron and Crawford.
Things You Can Donate That Would Do A Great Deal Of Help
- Granola / Protein Bars
- Visine / Eye Drops
- Tylenol / Ibuprofen / Aspirin
- Bandannas / T-shirts / Socks
