Memorial Sponsors

In order to show their respect & support for the fire & rescue services in their area or in Nebraska as a whole, a number of individuals, families, businesses & departments have sponsored many of the features in the Nebraska Firefighters & EMS Memorial.

These sponsorships help to fund the Memorial that ensures that those who make such a difference in Nebraska will always be remembered & admired by the thousands of visitors to the Nebraska Firefighters Museum & Education Center, and the Nebraska Firefighters & EMS Memorial each year.

All sponsored features of the garden include a customizable nameplate or engraving that recognizes the generosity of the sponsor & their support for the fire & rescue services of Nebraska.

A limited number of the following special features are still available for sponsorships:
- Evening Illumination Fixtures

For more information regarding these sponsorship opportunities, please call 308-338-FIRE.

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR DONORS FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!

Red Granite Line of Duty Death Tablets :

Nebraska State Volunteer Firefighters Association

Norm & Marie Hoeft

Richard & Kathy Bourque

Scribner Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department

Red Brick Bell Tower

Nebraska Volunteer Firefighters Trust

Ball Insurance

Judy & Don Dworak

Tamera & Tony Dworak

Black Granite Caps

Lute Foundation, Inc.

Robert F. Lute & Kathleen M. Lute

W.H. “Bill” Templar Family

The Wagner Family of Holdrege

The Family of Dennis Decker

Paul, Linda, J. Paul & Maggie Younes

City of Kearney

Danko Emergency Equipment

Eric & Sonni Rasmussen

Red Brick Pedestals

Adams Bank & Trust

Mel & Huberta Adams

Platte Valley State Bank & Trust Company

Paul, Linda, J. Paul & Maggie Younes

Suburban Fire Protection District #1 of Buffalo & Kearney Counties

Daniel & Norma Kreikemeier Family

Ron & Carol Cope Foundation

Black Granite Reflection Benches:

Ogallala Livestock Auction Market

Schuyler Fire & Rescue Department

Doug & Joan Matulka & Family

Nebraska National Bank Exchange Company

York Fire Department

Bob E. & Marjorie Vogltance & Family

Dakota City Fire & Rescue

Beverly Kimball

Ogallala Honor Guard: Dell Simmerman, Rick Bourque, Casey Pascale, Jake Wyatt, Ken Knoepfel, Mike Bell, Jeff Paul

Evening Illumination Fixtures

Pinnacle Bank of Ogallala

Carroll & Helen Sheldon & Family

COMING SOON:
We will soon be providing the opportunity for the sponsors of these special features to submit the stories, experiences & memories that prompted their significant donations to this project, via our website!
Please continue to check back to www.NEFFM.org for the availability of this wonderful way to say “Thank You!” to the heroes of Nebraska’s past & present!

The ability to use fire safely is essential to human survival. By earning this merit badge, Scouts will learn to uses fire safely and responsibly, how to prevent home fires, and how to handle fire safely, as well as burn prevention, and camping safety.

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Fire Safety requirements

Do the following:

a. Demonstrate the technique of stop, drop, roll, and cool. Explain how burn injuries can be prevented.

b. List the most frequent causes of burn injuries.
Explain the chemistry and physics of fire. Name the parts of the fire tetrahedron. Explain why vapors are important to the burning process. Name the products of combustion. Give an example of how fire grows and what happens.
Name the most frequent causes of fire in the home and give examples of ways they can be prevented. Include a discussion about fires caused by smoking in the home, cooking, candles, fireplaces, and electrical appliances.
Do the following:

a. Explain the role of human behavior in the arson problem in this country

b. List the actions that cause seasonal fires and explain how these fires can be prevented.
List common circumstances that cause holiday-related fires and explain how these fires can be prevented.
Conduct a home safety survey with the help of an adult. Then do the following:

a. Draw a home fire-escape plan, create a home fire-drill schedule, and conduct a home fire drill.

b. Test a smoke alarm and demonstrate regular maintenance of a smoke alarm.

c. Explain what to do when you smell gas and when you smell smoke.

d. Explain how you would report a fire alarm.

e. Explain what fire safety equipment can be found in public buildings.

f. Explain who should use fire extinguishers and when these devices can be used.

g. Explain how to extinguish a grease pan fire.

h. Explain what fire safety precautions you should take when you are in a public building.
Do the following:

a. Demonstrate lighting a match safely.

b. Demonstrate the safe way to start a charcoal fire.

c. Demonstrate the safe way to melt wax.
Explain the difference between combustible and noncombustible liquids and between combustible and noncombustible fabrics.
Do the following:

a. Demonstrate the safe way to fuel a lawnmower.

b. Demonstrate the safety factors, such as proper ventilation, for auxiliary heating devices and the proper way to fuel those devices.
Do the following:

a. Explain the cost of outdoor and wildland fires and how to prevent them.

b. Demonstrate setting up and putting out a cooking fire.

c. Demonstrate using a camp stove and lantern.

d. Explain how to set up a campsite safe from fire.
Visit a fire station. Identify the types of fire trucks. Find out about the fire prevention activities in your community.
Choose a fire safety-related career that interests you and describe the level of education required and responsibilities of a person in that position. Tell why this position interests you.

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