Nebraska Public Media News delivered timely wildfire updates from emergency officials and reporters across central and western Nebraska.
As wildfires swept across the state in March, burning hundreds of thousands of acres, Nebraska Public Media News was a steady, trusted source of information, helping to keep Nebraskans safe.
Our news team tracked fast-moving developments and delivered timely updates from state and local emergency officials on air and online. Reporters Molly Ashford, Macy Byars and Jolie Peal filed stories from central and western Nebraska as events unfolded and reported from communities located in or near the path of the flames.
As conditions changed, we responded with expanded coverage and special editions of the Nebraska Update news podcast, helping listeners access trusted news about the wildfires.
When the largest wildfires in the state’s history forced evacuations and threatened lives, property and livestock, our news team connected Nebraskans to the facts and the stories that mattered most.