Chapter 35 — FIRE COMPANIES AND FIREFIGHTERS
143 sections in this chapter.
Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 33.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-514.02 Emergency medical or fire protection service; contract; agreement; notice; hearing; cost; levy; limitation.
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(1) A rural or suburban fire protection district may establish an emergency medical service, including the provision of scheduled or unscheduled ambulance service, or provide fire protection service either within or without the district, may enter into agreements under the Interl…
Repealed. Laws 1959, c. 130, § 5.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-516 District; boundaries; change; procedure; merger.
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(1) The boundaries of any rural or suburban fire protection district organized under sections 35-501 to 35-517 may be changed in the manner prescribed by section 35-514, but the changes of boundaries of any such district shall not impair or affect its organization or its right in…
Repealed. Laws 1959, c. 130, § 5.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-517 District; boundaries; county board; duties.
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(1) The county board shall set the boundaries of all rural or suburban fire protection districts in the county so that all areas within the county which are not within the incorporated areas of cities and villages are included within a rural or suburban fire protection district. …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-518 District; contract for protection with counties of adjoining state; terms; damages.
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Any rural or suburban fire protection district may enter into contracts on an annual or other basis with any rural fire protection district of an adjoining county or counties of another state having a general fire protection program or firefighting equipment under the control of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-519 Rural fire protection district; conversion to suburban fire protection district; procedure; effect.
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(1) Whenever it is desired and proposed to convert a duly organized rural fire protection district to a suburban fire protection district as authorized by section 35-502, such conversion may be accomplished in the manner provided in this section. (2) The board of directors of suc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-520 Rural fire protection district; false alarm; false report; violation; penalty.
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Whoever willfully or maliciously shall raise a false alarm or false report of a fire in any rural fire protection district or any rural area within the State of Nebraska shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-521 Rural or suburban fire protection district; dissolution; petition; election; disbursement of funds.
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A petition seeking the dissolution of a rural or suburban fire protection district, signed by the registered voters of the district equal in number to ten percent of the number of registered voters, may be filed with the board of directors. If the board finds that all indebtednes…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-522 Rural or suburban fire protection district; inactive for five years; county board; dissolution.
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When any rural or suburban fire protection district is inactive for a period of at least five years, as determined by resolution of the county board in which the greatest portion of the valuation of the district is located, the county board may order the district dissolved. The c…
Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 33.
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Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 33.
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Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 33.
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Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 33.
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Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 33.
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Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 33.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-529 Rural or suburban fire protection district; radio equipment; purchase; reimbursement.
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The materiel administrator of the Department of Administrative Services is authorized to purchase radio equipment for any rural or suburban fire protection district when requested by the district. The district shall reimburse the state for the cost of any equipment so purchased f…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-530 Territory within village or city; inclusion within district; procedure.
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The territory within the incorporated area of any village or city may be included within a rural or suburban fire protection district pursuant to sections 35-530 to 35-536.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-531 Inclusion; procedure.
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The proceedings for the inclusion referred to in section 35-530 may be initiated by (1) the presentation to the county clerk of a petition signed by sixty percent or more of the registered voters who are residing within the boundaries of the territory to be included stating the d…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-532 Inclusion; county clerk; duties.
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The county clerk shall verify the petition as provided in section 32-631 and determine and certify whether or not such petition or joint resolution or ordinance complies with the requirements of section 35-531 and that the persons signing the petition appear to reside within the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-533 Inclusion; map or plat; certificate; report; transmitted to county board; duties; district in more than one county; hearing; boundaries; determination.
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(1) Within thirty days after receiving the petition, map or plat, and certificate of the county clerk, in accordance with section 35-532, the board of directors of the district and the city council or village board shall transmit the petition, map or plat, and certificate to the …
Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 33.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-535 District; public meeting; board of directors.
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After the filing of a written order by the county board pursuant to section 35-533, the county clerk shall then fix a time and place for a public meeting of all registered voters who are residing within the boundaries. A board of directors shall be elected as provided in section …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-536 Merged district; statutes applicable.
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Each rural or suburban fire protection district merged pursuant to sections 35-530 to 35-536 shall be subject to the provisions of sections 35-508, 35-509, 35-511, and 35-512. Such merged district shall operate under the same tax levy limit as a rural or suburban fire protection …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-537 Annexation of territory by a city or village; effect on certain contracts.
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Whenever any city or village annexes all the territory within the boundaries of any rural or suburban fire protection district authorized under Chapter 35, article 5, the district shall merge with the city or village and the city or village shall succeed to all the property and p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-538 Annexation; board of directors; accounting; effect.
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The board of directors of a rural or suburban fire protection district shall, within thirty days after the effective date of the merger, submit to the city or village a written accounting of all assets and liabilities, contingent or fixed, of the district. Unless the city or vill…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-539 Annexation; when effective; board of directors; duties.
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The merger shall be effective thirty days after the effective date of the ordinance annexing the territory within the rural or suburban fire protection district. If the validity of the ordinance annexing the territory is challenged by a proceeding in a court of competent jurisdic…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-540 Annexation; obligations and assessments; agreement to divide; approval; decree.
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If only a part of the territory within any rural or suburban fire protection district is annexed by a city or village, the fire protection district acting through its board of directors and the city or village acting through its governing body may agree between themselves as to t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-601 Emergency Firefighting Fund; created; use; investment.
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There is hereby created the Emergency Firefighting Fund, to be used by the State Fire Marshal to assist in controlling and extinguishing wildland fires. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-602 Emergency Firefighting Fund; State Fire Marshal; use; purpose.
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Whenever the State Fire Marshal finds that conditions of extreme fire hazard exist he may use the proceeds of the Emergency Firefighting Fund for the purpose of preventing, controlling, or extinguishing any fires that are a hazard to state and private lands within the state.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-603 Emergency Firefighting Fund; agreements with federal government; purpose.
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The State Fire Marshal may, for the purpose of maintaining a fire patrol in any timber, brush, grass, or other flammable vegetation or material, enter into cooperative agreements with the federal government under such terms as he deems advisable and may renew, revise and terminat…
Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 724, § 8.
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Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 724, § 8.
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Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 724, § 8.
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Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 724, § 8.
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Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 724, § 8.
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Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 724, § 8.
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Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 724, § 8.
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Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 724, § 8.
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Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 724, § 8.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-801 Clothing and equipment; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.
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(1) No vendor or manufacturer shall knowingly transfer, sell, or offer for sale in this state to any fire department or firefighter any item of clothing or equipment designed and intended to protect firefighters from death or injury while fighting fires unless the item of clothin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-901 Volunteer departments; trust fund; established; use; public funds; restrictions; express authorization required; when; section, how construed; expenditures of public funds; procedure; gambling money; restrictions.
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(1) For purposes of this section, volunteer department shall mean volunteer fire department or volunteer first-aid, rescue, or emergency squad or volunteer fire company serving any city, village, county, township, or rural or suburban fire protection district. (2) Except as provi…