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NSVFA and Nebraska Fire Chief’s Association Membership Annual Enrollment begins July 1, 2010


JOIN TODAY! Department’s memberships will speak as a stronger voice in guiding the future of all Fire & Emergency Services in Nebraska. Enrollment documents were mailed June 8 to department addresses but are also available on the Forms page of this web site or at the Membership tab.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: The NSVFA E-Board, approved by motion, a grace period of July 1, 2010, to September 1, 2010, for NSVFA dues to be paid for renewing memberships. What does this mean? Memberships not renewed by September 1, 2010, will have the newspaper and $4,000 accidental death and dismemberment insurance discontinued until such time that memberships are renewed.

 

Also available is the Gold Badge Associate Membership and Corporate Sponsor Membership.
 

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Corporate Sponsor Membership:
 

Beginning with the next NSVFA membership period of July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, the NSVFA is introducing a new membership program for Corporate Sponsor Membership. The Corporate Sponsor Membership will be offered at three levels; Gold, Silver and Bronze. Depending on the sponsorship level chosen, varying benefits are provided to the corporate sponsor that may include 2011 Fire School vendor space, 2011 Fire School Book advertising space, 2010 Annual Conference Book advertising space and subscriptions to the Nebraska Firefighter news publication. A Gold sponsor may be provided a link on the NSVFA web site and recognition plaques are provided to all sponsors. These memberships are available to businesses, business persons, corporations, organizations or others who have an interest in supporting members of the NSVFA through Corporate sponsorship. The membership form may be found on the forms page of this web site or under the Membership tab to the left on this home screen.
 

LB 780 - MENTAL-MENTAL WORK COMP BILL SIGNED INTO LAW

 

On April 14, Governor Dave Heineman signed LB 780 into law. The passage of the legislation was a significant victory for first responders (defined to include volunteer fire and rescue personnel) in Nebraska.

Before the passage of this bill, mental disability was only compensable if it was accompanied by physical injury. Now, under the passage of LB 780, a first responder suffering mental injury will be able to recover workers’ compensation benefits if it is established that the first responder’s employment conditions causing the mental injury were extraordinary and unusual in comparison to the normal conditions of the activities of the first responder. The first responder will be required to show through medical evidence that the mental injury or mental illness was caused by the employment activities of the first responder. Even though the term, “employment,” is used throughout this particular bill and throughout the Workers’ Compensation Act, volunteers have been included in the Workers’ Compensation Act because of a separate definitional section which was added several decades ago.

In signing LB 780, the Governor’s cautioned that the $8,000.00 annual cost for claims estimated by the Legislature’s Fiscal Office caused him concern about the veracity of the estimate. Further the law will expire in four years. If the estimated cost turns out to be inaccurate, the Governor has stated that he would ask the Legislature to repeal the law.
The NSVFA wishes to express its thanks to the senators and the Governor for their actions and support of volunteers.

 

2010 BROWNING MEMORIAL AWARD RECIPIENT – MICHAELA WOHLERS

Michaela Wohlers and her family wish to thank all the departments who provided gifts and honored Michaela with the Browning Memorial Award at the 2010 Fire School.

 


 

New Benefits:  During the 2009-10 year, the NSVFA established three new benefit partnerships.  In addition to the American Income Life $4,000 accidental dismemberment insurance, the Nebraska Firefighter newspaper, the Fire School class fee member discount, and the availability of Nebraska Public Agency Investment Trust to members of the NSVFA, membership now also offers the following new benefits.

 

  1. ATIRAcredit Master Card

  2. Columbia Southern University online education

  3. Enterprise rental discounts

 

Visit the NSVFA Member Benefit Partnerships tab for additional information or click the icons to the right for more details.

NSVFA LEGISLATION PAYS OFF!

The NSVFA sponsors lobbying at state and national levels, supporting a Nebraska State Lobbyist and two representatives to the National Volunteer Fire Council. Each year the NSVFA and Nebraska Fire Chief’s Association executive boards meet with their Legislative and EMS Committees to choose legislative goals which senators may sponsor in the upcoming session. Each January, the NSVFA and Fire Chiefs sponsor an annual breakfast with the senators to which all members are invited where they may visit with senators about the importance of the fire and EMS services in Nebraska and to ask the senators assistance with upcoming legislative matters. Following the breakfast, a Legislative Stance meeting is held that is open to all members of the NSVFA and Nebraska Fire Chief’s Association where upcoming legislative bills are discussed and stances developed by the two Associations.

These efforts have paid off. The following list of bills is a small sample of those approved in recent years that are important to Nebraska fire and EMS services:

APPROVED April 5, 2007, LB 160 to Change fire and rescue department provisions relating to clothing, equipment, and donations
APPROVED March 31, 2008, LB 948, the Emergency Responders Job Protection Act, was incorporated into LB 1096
APPROVED April 9, 2009, LB 110, Providing for Specialty License Plates (The Department of Motor Vehicles processes and regulations for this bill are being developed.)
APPROVED April 22, 2009, LB 206, Adopt the In the Line of Duty Dependent Education Act This bill will provide education benefits for surviving children of LODDs for those attending state universities, state colleges and community colleges located in Nebraska.
APPROVED May 13, 2009, LB 92, Move-Over Bill, Serious support was provided by the NSVFA and the AAA.
APPROVED May 19, 2009, LB 198, Adopt the Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Act Beginning January 1, 2010, cigarette manufacturers and cigarette retailers will be required to produce, market and sell only cigarettes that comply with the Fire-Safe Cigarette law.
APPROVED April 14, 2010, LB 780, Mental-Mental Workers Comp - a first responder suffering mental injury will be able to recover workers’ compensation benefits upon establishing certain criteria. The law will expire in four years

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