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Retrospective: Program Growth in 2025
NIRMA welcomed its 85th member county when Otoe County joined the program in July of 2025. Throughout the year, five new agricultural society members also joined: Hitchcock County Ag Society Sarpy County Ag Society Johnson County Ag Society Otoe County Ag Society...
Be Aware of Cybersecurity Risks Facing Small Counties
When a NIRMA member experiences a cybersecurity incident, it should be immediately reported, ideally through the report button in the eRisk Hub. This notification enables NIRMA to act quickly to assign an experienced cyber breach coach to evaluate the incident. The...
Another $1M dividend distributed at the Self Defense for County Officials Conference!
We proudly welcomed nearly 300 personnel from our NIRMA member counties and agencies to the 2025 Self Defense for County Officials Conference on October 23-24, culminating with the issuance of another $1,000,000 dividend to 95 eligible members! The post-conference...
Welcome, Otoe County!
A warm welcome to Otoe County, the NIRMA's 85th County member, effective July 17, 2025! With this latest addition to our ranks, including our county-related public agency members, the state's first risk management and self insurance pooling program is now 119 members...
The Latest County Agricultural Society Members
NIRMA welcomed FIVE new ag society members in 2025! Effective May 1, 2025 NIRMA grew to 114 members overall with the addition of the Hitchcock County Agricultural Society. Hitchcock County joined NIRMA in 2002. Effective May 30, 2025, NIRMA expanded again with the...
In case you missed it – new safety resources for NIRMA members!
The recording of our recent webinar on newly available NSCN resources can be found under the Events tab. Listen to hear about new safety-related resources and benefits accessible to NIRMA members! Additionally, members may contact the NIRMA office for the one-page...
Safety Shorts
Extending Traffic Stops – Understanding and Avoiding the Legal Risks
By Todd Duncan, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist A traffic stop is a seizure under the Fourth Amendment. Its duration must be limited to the...
Building Roads Without Breaking Lives
By KC Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist Every year, counties across the country set up hundreds of work zones to maintain roads,...
Protecting Counties from ACH and Wire Fraud
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention Manager and Safety Specialist Best Practices and Emerging Scams Every Public Entity Should Know Business fraud...
The Critical Importance of Training in Disaster Response and Equipment Operations
By KC Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist In any emergency response environment, the quality of a county’s training program directly...
Threshold Arrests: Body Snatching or Lawful Seizure?
By Todd Duncan, NIRMA Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist The Fourth Amendment draws a firm constitutional line at the entrance to a person’s...
Maintenance & Condition Assessment of Telecommunication Towers
By: Chad Engle, Loss Prevention Manager and Safety Specialist One of NIRMA’s roles as a risk management organization is to help our member counties...
Law Enforcement Roll Call Training
February 2026 – Roll Call Training
High Risk Critical Task / Vehicle Pursuits Vehicle pursuits cause more unintentional deaths than any other law enforcement activity. According to...
December 2025 Roll Call Training
Prisoner Rights-Religion Inmates in jails and prisons make a variety of complaints based upon freedom of religion. Many cases are based on a...
November 2025 Roll Call Training
Identity Verification The purpose of this policy is to direct the procedure for verifying the validity of arrest warrants and identity of those...
September 2025 Roll Call Training
Hiring Retention Early Identification System The policy of this agency is to hire only those people qualified for employment as law enforcement...
August 2025 Roll Call Training
Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Misconduct It is the policy of this agency to prohibit sexual harassment or sexual discrimination in any form and...
July 2025 Roll Call Training
Off Duty Actions The purpose of this bulletin is to provide officers with guidelines for carrying firearms and taking action in response to criminal...
