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NE Code § 35-516 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-516 - District; boundaries; change; procedure; merger.

35-516.  District; boundaries; change; procedure; merger.(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 or to property; nor shall it impair, affect, or discharge any contract, obligation, lien, or charge for or upon which it might be liable had such change of boundaries not been made.(2) Any two or more rural or suburban fire protection districts may be merged by petition or resolution in the manner prescribed for annexation by section 35-514, and the resulting district shall succeed to all rights and property and be subject to any contracts, obligations, liens, or charges of the districts so merged.Source   Laws 1949, c. 98, § 16, p. 270;   Laws 1955, c. 128, § 10, p. 369;   Laws 1961, c. 167, § 2, p. 499;   Laws 1963, c. 197, § 1, p. 644;   Laws 1996, LB 1085, § 50;   Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 16.  Annotations No appeal having been taken from judgment in an error proceeding involving merger of two fire protection districts, it was conclusive of all matters which were or could have been raised therein and they cannot be relitigated in subsequent action for enforcement of that judgment. State ex rel. Southeast Rural Fire P. Dist. v. Grossman, 188 Neb. 424, 197 N.W.2d 398 (1972).
NE Code § 35-518 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-518 - District; contract for protection with counties of adjoining state; terms; damages.

35-518.  District; contract for protection with counties of adjoining state; terms; damages.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 the fire protection district for the fire protection services or fire protection cooperation. All such contracts shall be upon terms suitable to all concerned. The terms and conditions upon and in compliance with which each district is to cooperate in furnishing, maintaining, and operating fire equipment for outside aid, mutual aid, or making payment for such service shall be expressly stipulated. The secretary-treasurer of the fire protection district is authorized to pay over money to the treasurer or other proper officer of the fire protection district in an adjoining state authorized to receive the same in accordance with the terms of the contract and upon the order of the board of directors. Any fire protection district, department, company, or firefighters answering any fire alarm or performing fire prevention services or rescue, resuscitation, first-aid, inspection, or any other official work outside its state and within a rural or suburban fire protection district organized under the provisions of Chapter 35, article 5, shall be considered an agent of the rural or suburban fire protection district located in the State of Nebraska, and acting solely and alone in a governmental capacity, and such rural or suburban fire protection district located in another state shall not be liable in damages for any act of commission, omission, or negligence while answering or returning from any fire, or reported fire, or doing or performing any fire prevention work or rescue, resuscitation, first-aid, inspection, or other official work.Source   Laws 1955, c. 128, § 13, p. 372;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 102.
NE Code § 35-520 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-520 - Rural fire protection district; false alarm; false report; violation; penalty.

35-520.  Rural fire protection district; false alarm; false report; violation; penalty.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.Source   Laws 1963, c. 193, § 1, p. 638;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 170.
NE Code § 35-521 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-521 - Rural or suburban fire protection district; dissolution; petition; election; disbursement of funds.

35-521.  Rural or suburban fire protection district; dissolution; petition; election; disbursement of funds.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 indebtedness of the district can be satisfied from funds on hand or to be received from the then current levy, it shall submit the question of dissolution to the registered voters of the district at the next annual rural or suburban fire protection district election. If a majority of those voting on the question vote in favor of such dissolution, the board of directors shall declare the district dissolved and certify such action to the county boards of the counties in which the district is located. After satisfying the outstanding indebtedness of the district, the secretary-treasurer of the district shall transfer to the county treasurers of the counties in which the district is situated any remaining funds of the district in the same proportion as the area of the district in each county bears to the total area of the district, and such funds shall be deposited in the general fund of the respective counties.Source   Laws 1967, c. 206, § 1, p. 563;   Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 18.
NE Code § 35-522 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-522 - Rural or suburban fire protection district; inactive for five years; county board; dissolution.

35-522.  Rural or suburban fire protection district; inactive for five years; county board; dissolution.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 county board shall file copies of such order of dissolution with the county clerks and county treasurers of all counties in which such district is located. Upon receipt of such order, the county treasurer shall dispose of any remaining funds of such district in the manner provided by section 35-521.Source   Laws 1967, c. 206, § 2, p. 564;   Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 19.
NE Code § 35-529 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-529 - Rural or suburban fire protection district; radio equipment; purchase; reimbursement.

35-529.  Rural or suburban fire protection district; radio equipment; purchase; reimbursement.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 for it.Source   Laws 1969, c. 280, § 1, p. 1048;  Laws 2000, LB 654, § 2.  Cross References  Materiel administrator, see sections 81-147 to 81-151.
NE Code § 35-530 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-530 - Territory within village or city; inclusion within district; procedure.

35-530.  Territory within village or city; inclusion within district; procedure.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.Source   Laws 1978, LB 907, § 1;   Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 20.
NE Code § 35-531 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-531 - Inclusion; procedure.

35-531.  Inclusion; procedure.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 desires and purposes of such petitioners or (2) adoption by a majority vote of a joint resolution or ordinance by the board of directors of the district and the city council or village board. The petition or joint resolution or ordinance shall contain a description of the boundaries of the territory proposed to be included and it shall be accompanied by a map or plat and a deposit for publications costs.Source   Laws 1978, LB 907, § 2;   Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 21.
NE Code § 35-532 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-532 - Inclusion; county clerk; duties.

35-532.  Inclusion; county clerk; duties.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 boundaries described by such petition. Thereafter, the county clerk shall forward such petition, map or plat, and certificate to the board of directors of the district and the village board or city council affected by such inclusion. If the inclusion proposed is by joint resolution or ordinance, the county clerk shall transmit the joint resolution or ordinance and map or plat to the county board for a hearing under section 35-533.Source   Laws 1978, LB 907, § 3;   Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 22.
NE Code § 35-533 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-533 - Inclusion; map or plat; certificate; report; transmitted to county board; duties; district in more than one county; hearing; boundaries; determination.

35-533.  Inclusion; map or plat; certificate; report; transmitted to county board; duties; district in more than one county; hearing; boundaries; determination.(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 proper county board, accompanied by a report in writing approving or disapproving the proposal contained in the petition, or approving such proposal in part and disapproving it in part.(2) Within thirty days after receiving the resolution or ordinance, map or plat, and certificate of the county clerk, the board of directors of the district and the city council or village board shall transmit the resolution or ordinance, map or plat, and certificate to the proper county board.(3) If the proposed district will be situated within two or more counties, the county clerk of the county in which the largest number of petitioners have signed or, in the case of a joint resolution or ordinance, the county containing the greatest number of registered voters, shall confer with the clerk or clerks of the other county or counties concerned and shall obtain a certificate as to the adequacy of the petitions, resolutions, or ordinances pertaining to such county or counties, and thereafter he or she shall designate a time and place for a hearing before a joint meeting of the county boards of all counties in which the proposed district is to be situated. Notice of such hearing shall be given by publication two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, the last publication appearing at least seven days prior to the hearing. The notice shall be addressed to "all registered voters residing in the following boundaries" and shall include a description of the proposed boundaries as set forth in the petition, resolution, or ordinance. At the time and place so fixed, the county board or boards shall meet and all persons shall have an opportunity to be heard respecting the inclusion or the location of the boundaries of the district. Within forty-five days after such hearing, the county board or boards shall determine whether the proposed district is suited to the general fire protection policy of the county, or each of such counties, as a whole, determine the boundaries of the proposed district, and make a written order of such determination which shall describe the boundaries of the district and be filed in the office of the county clerk or clerks of each county in which such district is situated.Source   Laws 1978, LB 907, § 4;   Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 23.
NE Code § 35-535 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-535 - District; public meeting; board of directors.

35-535.  District; public meeting; board of directors.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 35-506 and shall have the powers as provided in section 35-508.Source   Laws 1978, LB 907, § 6;   Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 24.
NE Code § 35-536 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-536 - Merged district; statutes applicable.

35-536.  Merged district; statutes applicable.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 district.Source   Laws 1978, LB 907, § 7;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 259;   Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 25.
NE Code § 35-537 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-537 - Annexation of territory by a city or village; effect on certain contracts.

35-537.  Annexation of territory by a city or village; effect on certain contracts.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 property rights of every kind, contracts, obligations, and choses in action of every kind, held by or belonging to the district, and the city or village shall be liable for and recognize, assume, and carry out all valid contracts and obligations of the district. All taxes, assessments, claims, and demands of every kind due or owing to the district shall be paid to and collected by the city or village. Nothing in this section shall authorize the annexing city or village to revoke any resolution, order, or finding made by the district in regard to special benefits or increase any assessments made by the district, but such city or village shall be bound by all such findings or orders and assessments to the same extent as the district would be bound.Source Laws 2018, LB130, § 5.
NE Code § 35-538 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-538 - Annexation; board of directors; accounting; effect.

35-538.  Annexation; board of directors; accounting; effect.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 village within six months thereafter brings an action against the board of directors of the district for an accounting or for damages for breach of duty, the board of directors shall be discharged of all further duties and liabilities and their bonds exonerated. If the city or village brings such an action and does not recover judgment in its favor, the taxable costs may include reasonable expenses incurred by the board of directors in connection with such suit and a reasonable attorney's fee for the board's attorney. The city or village shall represent the district and all parties who might be interested in such an action. The city or village and such board shall be the only necessary parties to such action.Source Laws 2018, LB130, § 6.
NE Code § 35-539 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-539 - Annexation; when effective; board of directors; duties.

35-539.  Annexation; when effective; board of directors; duties.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 jurisdiction, the effective date of the merger shall be thirty days after the final determination of the validity of the ordinance. The board of directors of the district of the rural or suburban fire protection district shall continue in possession and conduct the affairs of the district until the effective date of the merger.Source Laws 2018, LB130, § 7.
NE Code § 35-601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-601 - Emergency Firefighting Fund; created; use; investment.

35-601.  Emergency Firefighting Fund; created; use; investment.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 Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source   Laws 1965, c. 190, § 1, p. 581;   Laws 1969, c. 286, § 1, p. 1055;   Laws 1969, c. 584, § 37, p. 2366;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 31.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 35-602 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-602 - Emergency Firefighting Fund; State Fire Marshal; use; purpose.

35-602.  Emergency Firefighting Fund; State Fire Marshal; use; purpose.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.Source   Laws 1965, c. 190, § 2, p. 581;   Laws 1969, c. 286, § 2, p. 1055.
NE Code § 35-603 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-603 - Emergency Firefighting Fund; agreements with federal government; purpose.

35-603.  Emergency Firefighting Fund; agreements with federal government; purpose.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 terminate such agreements. The expenses incurred under such agreements shall be paid from the Emergency Firefighting Fund or funds available for wildland fire protection.Source   Laws 1965, c. 190, § 3, p. 581;   Laws 1969, c. 286, § 3, p. 1055.
NE Code § 35-801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-801 - Clothing and equipment; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.

35-801.  Clothing and equipment; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.(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 clothing or equipment meets or exceeds the minimum standards established for such item of clothing or equipment by the National Fire Protection Association in effect at the time of such transfer, sale, or offer for sale.(2) No fire department shall knowingly purchase and no fire department or firefighter shall knowingly accept from any vendor or manufacturer any item of clothing or equipment intended to protect firefighters from death or injury while fighting fires unless the item of clothing or equipment meets or exceeds the minimum standards established for such item of clothing or equipment by the National Fire Protection Association in effect at the time of such purchase or acceptance.(3) Any person violating subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.(4) For purposes of this section:(a) Clothing or equipment shall not include station or work uniforms or other items of personal clothing worn or intended to be worn under protective clothing or equipment while fighting fires; and(b) Fire department means any paid or volunteer fire department, company, association, or organization or first-aid, rescue, or emergency squad serving a city, village, county, township, or rural or suburban fire protection district or any other public or private fire department.Source   Laws 1992, LB 27, § 1;   Laws 1993, LB 67, § 1;  Laws 2007, LB160, § 2.
NE Code § 35-1002 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-1002 - Act, how cited.

35-1002.  Act, how cited.Sections 35-1002 to 35-1010 shall be known and may be cited as the Firefighter Cancer Benefits Act.Source  Laws 2021, LB432, § 1.   Operative Date: January 1, 2022
NE Code § 35-1003 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-1003 - Terms, defined.

35-1003.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Firefighter Cancer Benefits Act:(1) Cancer means:(a) A disease (i) caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body or a malignant growth or tumor resulting from the division of abnormal cells and (ii) affecting the prostate, breast, or lung or the lymphatic, hematological, digestive, urinary, neurological, or reproductive system; or(b) Melanoma; and(2) Firefighter means:(a) A firefighter or firefighter-paramedic who is a member of a paid fire department of a municipality or a rural or suburban fire protection district in this state, including a municipality having a home rule charter or a municipal authority created pursuant to a home rule charter that has its own paid fire department;(b) A firefighter or firefighter-paramedic who is a member of a paid fire department of an airport authority; or(c) A volunteer firefighter who has been deemed an employee under subdivision (3) of section 48-115.Source  Laws 2021, LB432, § 2.   Operative Date: January 1, 2022
NE Code § 35-1004 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters|35-1004 - Benefits; entitled, when.

35-1004.  Benefits; entitled, when.Before any firefighter is entitled to benefits under the Firefighter Cancer Benefits Act, such firefighter shall (1) have successfully passed a physical examination which failed to reveal any evidence of cancer, (2) have served at least twenty-four consecutive months as a firefighter at any fire station within the State of Nebraska, (3) have been actively engaged in fire suppression at an actual fire or fire training event, and (4) wear all available personal protective equipment when fighting any fire, including a self-contained breathing apparatus when fighting structure fires. After serving at least twenty-four consecutive months as a firefighter, the firefighter shall be deemed to be in compliance with subdivision (2) of this section even with a break in service, so long as such break does not exceed six months.Source  Laws 2021, LB432, § 3.   Operative Date: January 1, 2022