Douglas County is under an outdoor burn ban Thursday in the unincorporated areas. This is due to dry, warm and windy ...

Fire crews from Douglas County, Lawrence and surrounding communities battled two grass fires Wednesday afternoon.

Burn bans play a big role in reducing the chance of a catastrophic wildfire. Wildfires, along with being destructive, pull a ...

First responders continue to fight a large grass fire in western Douglas County as a burn ban remains in effect for the area.

Due to two large grass fires on Wednesday that are now under control, Douglas County leaders have declared an emergency, ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Douglas County is once again under a burn ban. Fire officials sent notice of the ban Friday morning, citing dry vegetation and warm, windy conditions on the way this weekend.

Douglas County commissioners declared a state of local disaster emergency for the county because of two large grass fires that were under control as of 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.