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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...
New Legal Development on Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exemptions – Court reverses both the July 2024 & the Jan. 1, 2025 DOL changes
This alert is posted to make NIRMA members aware of a significant legal development as relates to their employees. PRIOR INFORMATION: At NIRMA's 2024 educational events, attendees received information about the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)'s recent actions to raise...
Member Resources on Open/Concealed Carry of Firearms
The complex issue of when and where firearms may be carried in county buildings, continues to be a hot topic. Because each scenario requires an individualized analysis based on all of the factual circumstances, we recommend consulting with your county attorney and...
Online Courses to Meet Your Year-Round Training Needs!
As a reminder, NIRMA partners with Lexipol/LocalGov U to provide members with hundreds of online training courses that can be utilized to satisfy annual continuing education requirements. Preview the courses available from new links added to the platform's landing...
Welcome, Hayes County Agricultural Society
Effective March 12, 2024 NIRMA grew to 113 members overall with the addition of the Hayes County Agricultural Society. Hayes County joined NIRMA in 1989. A warm welcome to the program's 29th county-related public agency member. These entities stand alongside the 84...
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
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...
April 2025 Roll Call Training
Medical Care An issue that arises when holding prisoners is that of medical attention. While observable injuries are fairly simple to deal with,...
March 2025 Roll Call Training
Jail High-Risk Critical Task- Inmate Grievances One of the most important tools for any jail is the grievance process provided to inmates in order...
February 2025 Roll Call Training
Inmate Classification Classification of arrestees upon entry into jail is an important aspect of the safety and security of the jail, its staff, and...
