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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
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...
Non-DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing in County Government
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention Manager and Safety Specialist As NIRMA renews our annual DOT Drug and Alcohol testing agreements with Medical...
Emergency Vehicle Operations: Understanding the Risks and Reducing Liability
By: Todd Duncan, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist Motor vehicle crashes remain the leading source of losses for NIRMA members, and emergency...
Steering Safe and Legal: CDL Essentials for County Government Fleets
By: KC Pawling, NIRMA Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist County road and public works departments frequently use heavy trucks, equipment...
Law Enforcement Roll Call Training
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...
June 2025 Roll Call Training
Inmate Suicide Prevention The only circumstance in which government actors have a clear constitutional duty to protect individuals is when the...
May 2025 Roll Call Training
Care, Custody, Restraint and Transportation of Prisoners Transportation and restraint by law enforcement agencies of persons who are in custody is a...
