Elwood Fire and Rescue Department Elwood, Nebraska

06/19/2026

Dusty & Trevor attended the Landing Zone training in Lexington tonight. Thank you both for volunteering your time for continued education.

06/18/2026

A special thank you to Black Hills Energy for their support of our department through grant funding.

06/14/2026

Public Notice: the Elwood dump has a smoldering fire that we are aware of and will be monitoring throughout the day. We appreciate the public’s concern and calls.

05/19/2026

Join us in saying “Thank You” to the 12 EMTs that serve on the department. We thank you for your service and dedication to our community!

05/15/2026

We started EMS week off at the school doing “High Five Friday” for the kid’s last day of school!!

05/02/2026

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen directed that all U.S. and Nebraska flags be flown at half-staff on Sunday, May 3 in accordance with a proclamation issued by President Trump honoring our nation’s fallen firefighters. May 2 – 3 is National Fallen Firefighters Memorial weekend.
To learn more about their sacrifices and information concerning the services that will take place this weekend at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, MD, log onto Fire Hero Website.

04/26/2026

We are thankful for the moisture Gosper county received but it was not near enough to remove the burn ban Gosper county is still in. This includes any type of burning including fire pits and trash pits. Please remember if you burn you can be cited.

04/02/2026

Gosper county is still in a burn ban. This means no burning of any kind, including fire pits.

03/23/2026

03/15/2026

We have 4 men and two trucks in route to the Cottonwood Fire to assist this morning.