Nehawka Rescue

12/25/2023

For Christmas this year, Nehawka Rescue recieved a grant to purchase a second ambulance! After modifications we were able to finally have the ambulance finished this week and we will be taking ownership of Nehawka 1111 shortly. Nehawka 1111 will be stationed in Union at Station 2 to better allow us to serve the eastern side of our district. We have hope that this will improve response times and help us gain members. If you have any interest in joining Nehawka Rescue we would absolutely love to add you to our department! EMT classes at SCC start in the third week of January, they offer night classes as well as a Saturday lab for options! In addition Elmwood rescue is offering a class that starts shortly as well, all online with the exception of in person labs 1 time a week. Please reach out with interest to join! We would love to have you!! If you would like to still contribute to the community however are limited to donate your time, fiscal donations can be made, please send us a private message and we will find the best donation option for you! Thank you!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS from Nehawka Rescue!

05/10/2023

Congratulations to the Conestoga Boys soccer team for making it to state!! Glad we were able to be apart of it! Good luck boys, go get em!!! Nehawka Vol. Fire Department Murray Fire & Rescue

04/10/2023

Thank you so much to all the local and state wide departments for responding and assisting with fire suppression efforts. Please stay safe!

Union, Nebraska —More than 75 firefighters from 26 departments continue to work the Waconda Fire located just south of Lake Waconda in Cass County which has burned more than 650 acres. The fire started in Iowa on Saturday and jumped across the Missouri River into Nebraska at approximately 6 p.m.

Cass County declared a disaster Sunday and requested state assistance to help with response to the brush fire. Gov. Jim Pillen approved a state disaster which allows funds from the Governor’s Emergency Fund to be used to assist in the response. Cass County Emergency Management and Incident Command requested that the Nebraska Incident Management Assistance Team integrate with local responders to help with the response. The Nebraska National Guard sent a hand crew to work on the ground and a UH60 helicopter to drop water on the fire Sunday afternoon, the Nebraska State Patrol’s drone team arrived Sunday morning to provide aerial footage of the fire and members of the Wildland Incident Response Assistant Team arrived Saturday and Sunday to provide technical support on control and management of the fire.

According to Incident Commander Shane Adams of the Nehawka Volunteer Department fire command, the fire rapidly spread south to the area of East Union Road. Requests for all available units were immediately called as the fire was rapidly moving.

Adams reported that fire departments from across Cass County responded and assisted in fighting the fire. Additional units from across the entire State of Nebraska brought UTVs with water supply to reach the areas where full-size fire
“The terrain of this fire is treacherous,” Adams said. “Relief from local fire departments arrived late into the night and continued to fight fire all through the night. No structures have been affected at this time.”

Adams estimated the fire is 0% contained. He reports that firefighters will remain on scene overnight to monitor and control the fire.

03/23/2023

Thank you Cherri Fuehring for a wonderful training last night! Glad to have such a wonderful resource to help us make a difference.

02/13/2023

Stay safe and remember, pull to the right and slow down for emergency vehicles. Prayers to all at Beatrice Fire & Rescue.

*Update at 1:20 p.m.* Both employees have been released from the hospital and are expected to be back to work soon. Thank you all for your kind words.

2/12/2023: This morning, Beatrice Fire & Rescue was involved in an accident while transporting a patient to Lincoln. The accident occurred when a vehicle failed to yield to BFR’s ambulance at an intersection in Lincoln. BFR’s ambulance is totaled. Two BFR employees have been taken to Bryan West Hospital to be evaluated.

To respect the privacy of the patient being transported and others involved in the accident, we are only sharing information on the status of BFR’s employees. Our thoughts are with everyone involved in this accident. We thank Lincoln Fire and Rescue for their assistance in responding to the accident.

Any relevant updates will be provided on this post.

01/27/2023

Thank you so much to Cherri Fuehring for that wonderful training on Wednesday night! Nehawka Rescue went over airway emergencies and methods to solve those problems! Thanks again Cherri!

01/19/2023

Folks, the impending weather is upon us and the road conditions are quickly worsening. If you can, stay home and off the roads!

For road quality information, check out 511 Nebraska www.511.Nebraska.gov

01/02/2023

Happy belated New Year from Nehawka Rescue! This year there is a huge opportunity for you to join our department, as we start the new year there are many departments/schools offering an EMT course. If you have any interest in joining our department we encourage you to reach out and we can assist in getting you signed up for an EMT class today! What a great way to start the year!!

12/29/2022

Thank you so much to Cass County EMS for the awesome training last night!

A great training night with Nehawka Rescue!

Training together helps build the skills we use on rescue calls.

Thanks for having us!

12/25/2022

12/20/2022