Chapter 35 — FIRE COMPANIES AND FIREFIGHTERS
143 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1322 Annexation, merger, or consolidation; established service award benefit program; effect.
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Whenever by reason of annexation, merger, or consolidation a city, village, or rural or suburban fire protection district conducting a service award benefit program ceases to exist and becomes part of another city, village, or rural or suburban fire protection district which is c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1323 Annexation, merger, or consolidation; no service award benefit program; effect.
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Whenever by reason of annexation, merger, or consolidation a city, village, or rural or suburban fire protection district conducting a service award benefit program ceases to exist and becomes part of another city, village, or rural or suburban fire protection district which is n…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1324 Annual accounts; deposits and other property held in grantor trust; effect.
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(1) All deposits made to annual accounts under any service award benefit program conducted pursuant to the Volunteer Emergency Responders Recruitment and Retention Act, all property and rights purchased with such deposits, and all investment income, property, or rights attributab…
Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 808, § 23.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1326 Administrative services agreements authorized.
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Any city, village, or rural or suburban fire protection district conducting a program may enter into an administrative services agreement with an appropriate organization authorized to conduct business in Nebraska to administer the service award benefit programs provided for in t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1327 Agreement; provisions.
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The agreement authorized by section 35-1326 shall provide: (1) That the organization shall make all disbursements under the contract or contracts issued by it, such disbursements to be made in such manner and amounts as directed by the city, village, or rural or suburban fire pro…
Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 808, § 23.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1329 Service award benefit program; termination; effect.
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Whenever a city, village, or rural or suburban fire protection district conducting a service award benefit program ceases to conduct the service award benefit program, each person listed on the certification lists for all years of service completed prior to the date upon which th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1330 Unallocated contributions forfeited; use.
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All unallocated contributions forfeited pursuant to section 35-1314 shall be used by the city, village, or rural or suburban fire protection district to finance the cost of conducting the service award benefit program or, at the discretion of the city, village, or rural or suburb…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1401 Act, how cited.
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Sections 35-1401 to 35-1408 shall be known and may be cited as the Volunteer Emergency Responders Job Protection Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1402 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Volunteer Emergency Responders Job Protection Act: (1) Employee does not include a career firefighter or law enforcement officer who is acting as a volunteer emergency responder; (2) Employer means any person employing ten or more employees; and (3) Volunteer …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1403 Employer; prohibited acts.
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No employer shall terminate or take any other disciplinary action against any employee who is a volunteer emergency responder if such employee, when acting or actively deployed as a volunteer emergency responder, is absent from or reports late to his or her place of employment in…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1404 Employer; adjustment to wages authorized.
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An employer may subtract from an employee's earned wages any time such employee, acting as a volunteer emergency responder, is away from his or her place of employment because of such employee's response to an emergency.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1405 Employee; duty to notify employer.
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An employee acting as a volunteer emergency responder shall make a reasonable effort to notify his or her employer that he or she may be absent from or report late to his or her place of employment in order to respond to an emergency.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1406 Employee; provide written statement; contents.
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At an employer's request, an employee, acting as a volunteer emergency responder, who is absent from or reports late to his or her place of employment in order to respond to an emergency shall provide his or her employer, within seven days of such request, a written statement sig…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1407 Employee; provide employer notice of status as volunteer emergency responder.
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Prior to seeking protection pursuant to the Volunteer Emergency Responders Job Protection Act, an employee acting as a volunteer emergency responder shall provide his or her employer with a written statement signed by the individual in charge of the department or another individu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1408 Wrongful termination of employment or disciplinary action; reinstatement; action to enforce act.
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An employee who is terminated or against whom any disciplinary action is taken in violation of the Volunteer Emergency Responders Job Protection Act shall be immediately reinstated to his or her former position, if wrongfully terminated, without reduction of wages, seniority, or …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-201 Compact authorized.
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The Governor of Nebraska may execute a compact on behalf of the state with any one or more states who may, by their legislative bodies, authorize a compact, in form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I The purpose of this compact is to promote effective prevention and control of f…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-202 Volunteer firefighter; file certificate of insurance.
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No Nebraska volunteer firefighter shall be dispatched on behalf of this state pursuant to the compact set forth in section 35-201 outside the boundaries of Nebraska unless such volunteer firefighter files with the Nebraska compact administrator a valid certificate of insurance co…
Repealed. Laws 1961, c. 284, § 1.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-302 Paid fire departments; firefighters; hours of duty; alternating day schedule; agreement; restrictions.
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Firefighters employed in the fire departments of cities having paid fire departments shall not be required to remain on duty for periods of time which will aggregate in each month more than an average of sixty hours per week. Each single-duty shift shall consist of twenty-four co…
Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 98, § 19.
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Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 98, § 19.
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Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 98, § 19.
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Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 98, § 19.
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Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 98, § 19.
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Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 98, § 19.
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Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 98, § 19.
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Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 98, § 19.
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Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 98, § 19.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-501 Rural and suburban fire protection districts; organization; necessity.
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It is recognized, found, and declared: (1) That it is in the public interest to encourage residents and property owners in rural and suburban areas in the state to organize, equip, and maintain local firefighting bodies corporate and politic for the purpose of providing the same …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-502 District; organization; conversion from rural to suburban fire protection district; conditions.
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(1) In order to provide for the protection of lives and property in rural and suburban areas against loss or damage by fire, more than fifty percent of the registered voters residing in the following are hereby authorized and empowered to initiate the formation of rural or suburb…
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. § 35-506 District; vote on organization; officers; terms; compensation.
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(1) After formation of a district by merger or reorganization under section 35-517, at the time and place fixed by the county board for public hearing as provided in section 35-514, the registered voters who are residing within the boundaries of the district shall have the opport…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-507 District; meeting; when held.
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A regular meeting of the registered voters who are residing within the boundaries of a district shall be held at the time of the budget hearing as provided by the Nebraska Budget Act, and special meetings may be called by the board of directors at any time. Notice of a meeting sh…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-508 District; directors; powers.
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The board of directors shall have the following general powers: (1) To determine a general fire protection and rescue program for the district; (2) To make an annual estimate of the probable expense for carrying out such program; (3) To annually certify such estimate to the count…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-509 District; budget; tax to support; limitation; how levied; county treasurer; duties.
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(1) The board of directors shall have the power and duty to determine a general fire protection and rescue policy for the district and shall annually fix the amount of money for the proposed budget statement as may be deemed sufficient and necessary in carrying out such contempla…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-509.01 District; secretary-treasurer; bond; amount; premium; failure to furnish; effect.
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The secretary-treasurer of each district shall, within ten days after his or her election, execute to the county and file with the county clerk a bond of not less than two thousand dollars in any instance nor less than the amount of money, as nearly as can be ascertained, to come…
Repealed. Laws 1975, LB 375, § 3.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-511 District funds; where deposited; how disbursed; annual report.
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All donations, contributions, bequests, annuities, or borrowed money received by or on behalf of the district shall be deposited with the secretary-treasurer of the district and shall be drawn out only upon proper check. Such check shall be authorized by the board of directors an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-512 Districts; warrants; amount authorized; rate of interest.
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All warrants for payment of any indebtedness of a rural fire protection district which are unpaid for want of funds shall bear interest at a rate specified by the issuing district and endorsed on the warrant, from the date of the registering of such unpaid warrants with the count…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-513 Districts; consolidation; contracts for fire protection; cities and villages; power to contract; service award benefit program; authorized.
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(1) Any rural or suburban fire protection district may elect to enter into a contract with another rural or suburban fire protection district to consolidate or cooperate for mutual fire protection and prevention purposes, or may enter into a contract with an incorporated city or …
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. § 35-514 District; annexation of territory; procedure.
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(1) Any territory which is outside the limits of any incorporated city may be annexed to an adjacent district in the manner provided in this section, whether or not the territory is in an existing rural or suburban fire protection district. (2) The proceedings for the annexation …