35-1001. Death or disability as a result of cancer; death or disability as a result of certain diseases; prima facie evidence. (1) For 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 […]
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.
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 […]
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, […]
35-1005. Enhanced cancer benefits; provide and maintain; minimum benefits; additional payment upon death; conditions. (1) Beginning on and after January 1, 2022, any rural or suburban fire protection district, airport authority, city, village, or nonprofit corporation may provide and maintain enhanced cancer benefits. If such benefits are provided, they shall include, at a minimum, the […]
35-1006. Benefits; maximum amount. The combined total of all benefits received by any firefighter pursuant to subdivisions (1)(a) and (b) of section 35-1005 during his or her lifetime shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars. Source Laws 2021, LB432, § 5.
35-1007. Firefighter; cessation of status; eligibility for benefits; rural or suburban fire protection district, airport authority, city, village, or nonprofit corporation; responsible for payment of premiums or other costs. A firefighter shall remain eligible for benefits pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of section 35-1005 for thirty-six months after the formal cessation of the firefighter’s […]
35-1008. Benefits; proof of insurance coverage or ability to pay; documentation. A rural or suburban fire protection district, airport authority, city, village, or nonprofit corporation, if it provides benefits pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of section 35-1005, shall maintain proof of insurance coverage that meets the requirements of the Firefighter Cancer Benefits Act or […]
35-1009. Reports; requirements. (1) Any rural or suburban fire protection district, airport authority, city, village, or nonprofit corporation that has had a firefighter file a claim for or receive cancer benefits under the Firefighter Cancer Benefits Act shall report such claims filed, claims paid, and types of claims to the State Fire Marshal. On or […]
35-101. Volunteer firefighters; exemptions enumerated; retired firefighters; exemptions. All volunteer members in good standing in any fire company or hook and ladder company in this state shall be exempt from militia duty in time of peace; Provided, that said certificate of exemption shall be approved and authorized by the council or board of trustees under […]
35-1010. Rules and regulations. The State Fire Marshal may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the Firefighter Cancer Benefits Act. Source Laws 2021, LB432, § 9.
35-102. Volunteer fire department; number of members; apparatus. No volunteer fire department shall have upon its rolls at one time more than twenty-five persons, for each engine and hose company in such fire department, and no hook and ladder company shall have upon its rolls at any one time more than twenty-five members. No organization […]
35-103. Volunteer firefighters; members in good standing. Members in good standing are hereby defined to be those who keep their dues promptly paid up, and are present and render active service when called out for the legitimate purposes of their organization. Source Laws 1867 (Ter.), § 3, p. 16; G.S.1873, c. 24, § 3, p. […]
35-105. Equipment; exemption from execution and sale. All fire engines, hose, hose carriages, ladders, buckets, and all vehicles, machinery, and appliances of every kind used or kept by incorporated cities, villages, or fire companies for the purpose of extinguishing fires are hereby exempt from execution and sale to satisfy any debt, judgment, or decree arising […]
35-106. Fire insurance companies; occupation tax; levy; collection. The municipal authorities of any city of the first or second class or village, shall have authority, by ordinance, to impose an occupation tax of not more than five dollars per annum on each fire insurance corporation, company or association, doing business in such city or village, […]
35-107. Volunteer department; emergency first aid; members; immunity from liability; when. No member of a volunteer fire department or of a volunteer first-aid, rescue, or emergency squad which provides emergency public first-aid and rescue services shall be liable in any civil action to respond in damages as a result of his acts of commission or […]
35-108. Volunteer fire and rescue personnel; group life insurance; municipality or district; purchase; maintain; coverage termination. The governing body of any incorporated municipality having a volunteer fire department or the board of directors of each rural or suburban fire protection district shall purchase and maintain in force a policy of group term life insurance to […]
35-109. Sirens; restriction on use. No siren or other similar device whose primary purpose is to warn the public of a natural or manmade emergency or disaster shall be used to notify volunteer firefighters of a fire or to summon volunteer firefighters to a fire. This section applies only to cities of the first class […]
35-1101. Fire Recognition Day; designation. The second Saturday in May is designated and shall be known as Fire Recognition Day, and exercises appropriate for the subject and day may be exercised by any fire department. Source Laws 1997, LB 347, § 2. Cross References State Fire Day, see section 79-705.
35-1201. Act, how cited. Sections 35-1201 to 35-1207 shall be known and may be cited as the Mutual Finance Assistance Act. Source Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 1.
