Fire departments across the state are not allowing burn permits to be processed to help mitigate any potential fire spreading. Renken suggests to just don’t burn at all. Click here to subscribe ...

"We were getting anything from five acres to 25 acres," Glenn Koplin, public information officer for the Fremont Rural Fire Department, said.According to the Nebraska Forest Service, this is ...

Finding volunteer firefighters can also be difficult for rural fire departments that rely solely on volunteers. Full-time jobs can often interfere with a volunteer’s ability to help. Nebraska ...

Jim Pillen 's office. The governor issued a statewide burn ban and authorized the Nebraska National Guard to send 29 soldiers and airmen to help volunteer fire departments. Advertisement Article ...