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Message to Our Members re: COVID-19/ Coronavirus
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services March 12, 2020 As we here at NIRMA along with our valued Members and the rest of the world deal with the unprecedented efforts underway to stop the spread of the COVID-19...

NIRMA Webinar Series Scheduled Through March
NIRMA will extend its series of free monthly webinars through March. Presented at 10:00 a.m. the third Thursday of each month, these webinars will address subjects that are of timely importance to our members. Our upcoming webinars are scheduled as follows: December...

Law Enforcement COVID-19 Information
Updated May 11, 2020 Here you will find useful information for Law Enforcement pertaining to the COVID-19/Coronavirus. Check back to this post for updates and more information as it becomes available. Click the links below for information [wpdm_package...

NIRMA Schedules Series of Webinars for its Members
With the decision due to COVID-19 to cancel NIRMA’s Self Defense for County Officials Conference that was scheduled October 1-2, in its place NIRMA will be sponsoring a series of free monthly webinars to address many of the same timely and important subjects that were...

October 1-2, 2020 Self Defense for County Officials is Cancelled
We want to advise you NIRMA has made a decision to cancel our October 1-2, 2020, Self Defense for County Officials Conference scheduled in Kearney. While it was a difficult decision to make, we strongly feel it is the appropriate one given the ongoing COVID-19...

NIRMA’s Spotlight Seminar Series to be Conducted Virtually
Because of ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 virus, its potential spread through larger group gatherings and the state’s current Directed Health Measures limiting meeting rooms to 50 percent occupancy, combined with regard for the health and safety of our member...
Safety Shorts

On-Demand Video Training Via Zoom
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist With January behind us, we are one month closer to warm weather and one month further away from...

Preparing for the Unexpected, Courthouse Security
By Terry Baxter, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist Everyone is aware of the insurrection that engulfed the US Capitol this past month. From my...

Construction & Maintenance Season Preparation/Safety
By Tim Baxter, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist As counties prepare for a busy construction season, now is a good time to have road...

Nine Policing Principles
By Terry Baxter, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist In 1829, Sir Robert Peel established the London Metropolitan Police Force based at Scotland...

New Employee Orientation
By Tim Baxter, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist Among the important items commonly found missing from the Internal Road Department...

Slip and Fall Prevention
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist Recently, most of Nebraska received significant snowfall. When I checked the Dept. of Roads...