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.