Southwest Rural Fire Protection District

Address: 705 W. Burnham St. Lincoln, NE 68522 • Map This Department Emergency Dispatch Phone: 911 Business Phone: (402) 423-0230 Fax: Department Web Site: Related Web Site: Email: JohnCh@neb.rr.com About Southwest Rural Fire Protection District: Southwest Rural Fire Protection District proudly protects approx. 10000 people living in an area of approx. 90 square miles. We operate out of 3 stations that protect a primarily rural area. Our department is a public department whose members are on a volunteer status. The district was formed in 1962 to provide fire protection to the area of Lancaster County directly southwest of the city of Lincoln. This also includes the incorporated villages of Denton and Sprague and the unincorporated villages of Rokeby, Martell, Yankee Hill, and part of Emerald. Major highways in the district are Interstate 80, US Highways 6 & 77 and Nebraska Highways 2 & 33. Also included are the Burlington Northern Santa Fe RR.'s mainlines heading west and south and the Union Pacific's mainline heading south from their yards in Lincoln. Major commercial properties include a Williams Bros. Pipeline terminal, The Bedient Pipe Organ Co., a major truck stop, many varied retail establishments & several grain eleavator & farm supply companies. Also located in the Southwest Fire District are two large religious complexes, the Mother House and Convent for the Villa Regina Order, which is halfway between Lincoln and Denton and the Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, under construction just east of Denton. In 1996, Southwest Rural upgraded from a QRT type EMS service to supplying BLS transport. This was again upgraded in 1999 to an ALS transport service, the first volunteer ALS service in Lancaster County. We are a tax supported political subdivision governed by a 5 member Board of Directors organizied and operating according to Nebraska State law. Our Directors are: Bob Huttes - President Jon Enevoldsen - Vice President Zola Hestermann - Secretary Virgil Meints - Treasurer Gerald Jerry Lewis - Member-at-Large BURN PERMIT INFORMATION ON NEWS SECTION Southwest Rural Fire complies with the rule outlined in the new Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Department Type: All Volunteer Services Provided: Firefighting Hazardous Material Response ALS Emergency Medical Service Vehicle Rescue (Extrication) Search & Rescue Number of Stations: 3

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