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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-501 (2026)

Rural and suburban fire protection districts; organization; necessity

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It is recognized, found, and declared: (1) That it is in the public interest to encourage residents and property owners in rural and suburban areas in the state to organize, equip, and maintain local firefighting bodies corporate and politic for the purpose of providing the same type of protection of their lives and property against loss or destruction by fire as is available to residents of incorporated cities and villages; and (2) that the organization and establishment of adequately equipped and maintained local bodies corporate and politic for such purposes will promote the public health, convenience, safety, and welfare through the preservation and protection of lives and resources in rural and suburban areas in the state.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1954–2007 · leading case: Papillion Rural Fire Prot. Dist. v. City of Bellevue, 739 N.W.2d 162 (Neb. 2007).
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Papillion Rural Fire Prot. Dist. v. City of Bellevue, 739 N.W.2d 162 (Neb. 2007). · cites it 2× “BACKGROUND The District is a rural fire protection district under the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-501 et seq. (Reissue 2004), which is located in Sarpy County, Nebraska.”
Vill. of Niobrara v. Tichy, 63 N.W.2d 867 (Neb. 1954). “§§ 35-501 to 35-517, R. R. S. 1943. The enlargement of the boundaries of the village to include this area subjects the property therein to taxation by the village for the cost of fire protection provided and furnished by it.”
Millard Rural Fire Prot. Dist. No. 1 v. City of Omaha, 409 N.W.2d 574 (Neb. 1987). · cites it 2× “The district was organized on March 27,1952, as a rural fire protection district under the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 35-501 et seq. (Reissue 1952).”
Papillion Rur. Fire Prot. Dist. v. Bellevue, 739 N.W.2d 162 (Neb. 2007). · cites it 2× “BACKGROUND The District is a rural fire protection district under the provisions of Neb.Rev. Stat. § 35-501 et seq. (Reissue 2004), which is located in Sarpy County, Nebraska.”
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