35-1303 – Terms, defined.
35-1303. Terms, defined. For purposes of the Volunteer Emergency Responders Recruitment and Retention Act: (1) Active emergency responder means a person who has been approved by the duly constituted authority in control of a volunteer department as a volunteer member of the department who is performing service as both a firefighter and on a rescue […]
35-1309 – Service award benefit program; authorized.
35-1309. Service award benefit program; authorized. (1) After March 1, 2000, any city of the first class, city of the second class, village, rural fire protection district, or suburban fire protection district which relies in whole or in part upon a volunteer department for emergency response services may adopt a service award benefit program as […]
35-1309.01 – Standard criteria for qualified active service; computation.
35-1309.01. Standard criteria for qualified active service; computation. (1) The standard criteria for qualified active service shall be based on a total of one hundred possible points per year. A person must accumulate at least fifty points out of the possible one hundred points during a year of service in order to qualify as an […]
35-1008 – Benefits; proof of insurance coverage or ability to pay; documentation.
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 […]
35-1310 – Certification administrator; designation; duties; certification list; hearing; appeal.
35-1310. Certification administrator; designation; duties; certification list; hearing; appeal. Each volunteer department serving a city, village, or rural or suburban fire protection district conducting a service award benefit program shall designate one member of the department to serve as the certification administrator. The designation of such individual as the certification administrator shall be confirmed and […]
35-1009 – Reports; requirements.
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 […]
35-1312 – Service award benefit payments; when; section; how construed.
35-1312. Service award benefit payments; when; section; how construed. (1) Except as provided in section 35-1313, service award benefits provided under a service award benefit program shall be paid to a participant only upon the date he or she reaches the age of sixty-five or upon the first day of the first year of service […]
35-1010 – Rules and regulations.
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.
35-1313 – Service award benefits; payment upon military service, disability, or death.
35-1313. Service award benefits; payment upon military service, disability, or death. (1)(a) Service award benefits may be paid to a participant as provided in subsection (1) of section 35-1312 notwithstanding that such participant has not been an active emergency responder, active rescue squad member, or active volunteer firefighter for the specified years of service if […]
35-1101 – Fire Recognition Day; designation.
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.