Wildfires in Nebraska continue to spread

Name: Wildfires in Nebraska continue to spread
Uploaded: 2026-04-07T21:32:00Z
Duration: 1 min 24 s
Description: Residents in parts of Nebraska are evacuating as multiple wildfires burn across central and western areas of the state. Nearly 750,000 acres have burned since Friday, with the Morrill Fire becoming the largest wildfire in Nebraska history at more than half a million acres. FOX 9 meteorologist Cody Matz reports.

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Residents in parts of Nebraska are evacuating as multiple wildfires burn across central and western areas of the state. Nearly 750,000 acres have burned since Friday, with the Morrill Fire becoming the largest wildfire in Nebraska history at more than half a million acres. FOX 9 meteorologist Cody Matz reports.