35-518. District; contract for protection with counties of adjoining state; terms; damages.
Any rural or suburban fire protection district may enter into contracts on an annual or other basis with any rural fire protection district of an adjoining county or counties of another state having a general fire protection program or firefighting equipment under the control of the fire protection district for the fire protection services or fire protection cooperation. All such contracts shall be upon terms suitable to all concerned. The terms and conditions upon and in compliance with which each district is to cooperate in furnishing, maintaining, and operating fire equipment for outside aid, mutual aid, or making payment for such service shall be expressly stipulated. The secretary-treasurer of the fire protection district is authorized to pay over money to the treasurer or other proper officer of the fire protection district in an adjoining state authorized to receive the same in accordance with the terms of the contract and upon the order of the board of directors. Any fire protection district, department, company, or firefighters answering any fire alarm or performing fire prevention services or rescue, resuscitation, first-aid, inspection, or any other official work outside its state and within a rural or suburban fire protection district organized under the provisions of Chapter 35, article 5, shall be considered an agent of the rural or suburban fire protection district located in the State of Nebraska, and acting solely and alone in a governmental capacity, and such rural or suburban fire protection district located in another state shall not be liable in damages for any act of commission, omission, or negligence while answering or returning from any fire, or reported fire, or doing or performing any fire prevention work or rescue, resuscitation, first-aid, inspection, or other official work.
Source
Structure Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters
35-101 - Volunteer firefighters; exemptions enumerated; retired firefighters; exemptions.
35-102 - Volunteer fire department; number of members; apparatus.
35-103 - Volunteer firefighters; members in good standing.
35-105 - Equipment; exemption from execution and sale.
35-106 - Fire insurance companies; occupation tax; levy; collection.
35-107 - Volunteer department; emergency first aid; members; immunity from liability; when.
35-109 - Sirens; restriction on use.
35-202 - Volunteer firefighter; file certificate of insurance.
35-501 - Rural and suburban fire protection districts; organization; necessity.
35-506 - District; vote on organization; officers; terms; compensation.
35-507 - District; meeting; when held.
35-508 - District; directors; powers.
35-509 - District; budget; tax to support; limitation; how levied; county treasurer; duties.
35-509.01 - District; secretary-treasurer; bond; amount; premium; failure to furnish; effect.
35-511 - District funds; where deposited; how disbursed; annual report.
35-512 - Districts; warrants; amount authorized; rate of interest.
35-514 - District; annexation of territory; procedure.
35-516 - District; boundaries; change; procedure; merger.
35-517 - District; boundaries; county board; duties.
35-518 - District; contract for protection with counties of adjoining state; terms; damages.
35-520 - Rural fire protection district; false alarm; false report; violation; penalty.
35-529 - Rural or suburban fire protection district; radio equipment; purchase; reimbursement.
35-530 - Territory within village or city; inclusion within district; procedure.
35-531 - Inclusion; procedure.
35-532 - Inclusion; county clerk; duties.
35-535 - District; public meeting; board of directors.
35-536 - Merged district; statutes applicable.
35-537 - Annexation of territory by a city or village; effect on certain contracts.
35-538 - Annexation; board of directors; accounting; effect.
35-539 - Annexation; when effective; board of directors; duties.
35-540 - Annexation; obligations and assessments; agreement to divide; approval; decree.
35-601 - Emergency Firefighting Fund; created; use; investment.
35-602 - Emergency Firefighting Fund; State Fire Marshal; use; purpose.
35-603 - Emergency Firefighting Fund; agreements with federal government; purpose.
35-801 - Clothing and equipment; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.
35-1004 - Benefits; entitled, when.
35-1006 - Benefits; maximum amount.
35-1008 - Benefits; proof of insurance coverage or ability to pay; documentation.
35-1009 - Reports; requirements.
35-1010 - Rules and regulations.
35-1101 - Fire Recognition Day; designation.
35-1202 - Mutual finance organization, defined.
35-1203 - Mutual Finance Assistance Fund; created; use; investment.
35-1204 - Mutual finance organization; creation by agreement; tax levy.
35-1205 - Distributions from fund; qualifications.
35-1206 - Distributions from fund; amount; disqualification; when.
35-1207 - Application for distribution; financial information required; State Treasurer; duties.
35-1302 - Legislative findings.
35-1309 - Service award benefit program; authorized.
35-1309.01 - Standard criteria for qualified active service; computation.
35-1310 - Certification administrator; designation; duties; certification list; hearing; appeal.
35-1312 - Service award benefit payments; when; section; how construed.
35-1313 - Service award benefits; payment upon military service, disability, or death.
35-1314 - Participant; failure to qualify; forfeiture.
35-1315 - Service award benefit program; annual account.
35-1316 - Annual account; appropriations and contributions; liability; limitation.
35-1317 - Service award benefit; how paid; exempt from judicial process.
35-1319 - Participant; status as volunteer.
35-1322 - Annexation, merger, or consolidation; established service award benefit program; effect.
35-1323 - Annexation, merger, or consolidation; no service award benefit program; effect.
35-1324 - Annual accounts; deposits and other property held in grantor trust; effect.
35-1326 - Administrative services agreements authorized.
35-1327 - Agreement; provisions.
35-1329 - Service award benefit program; termination; effect.
35-1330 - Unallocated contributions forfeited; use.
35-1403 - Employer; prohibited acts.
35-1404 - Employer; adjustment to wages authorized.
35-1405 - Employee; duty to notify employer.
35-1406 - Employee; provide written statement; contents.
35-1407 - Employee; provide employer notice of status as volunteer emergency responder.