Rural Route March 27, 2026 Jeff Metz is Morrill County Commissioneer we talk fire and county government

NEBRASKA WILDFIRE CRISIS EXPOSES RURAL STRUGGLES AND SYSTEM FAILURES In this urgent and eye-opening episode of Rural Route, Trent Loos sits down with Morrill County Commissioner Jeff Metz to expose the devastating reality of the Nebraska Sandhills wildfire disaster. What began as a fast-moving blaze quickly turned catastrophic—ripping across more than 70 miles in just 15 hours and scorching nearly one million acres.