U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer has stated that the people affected by wildfires in Nebraska are dealing with "unprecedented loss". The Ashby Fire in western Nebraska is 97% contained, but the uncontained part is in an "area of buried heat that will continue to smolder until it's excavated". The Minor Fire is 85% contained and is currently 85%. U.N. officials have stated that thousands of acres of ranch land have been burned and destroyed by the fast-moving fire.