Fire Protection

City of Scottsbluff

• Scottsbluff Fire Department has 17 full-time paid firefighters & 18 volunteer firefighters.
• Rural Volunteer Fire Department provides coverage outside city limits.
• 846 fire hydrants.
• Fire insurance classification inside corporate limits is 3; up to five miles away from fire station is 6; five miles or more from the fire station is an automatic 10.
• Average annual expenditures for fire protection during past three years was $1,000,000/yr.
• Special teams include:
  • Hazardous Materials team
  • Water Recovery / Dive team
  • Confined Space / Rope rescue team
  • Wildland Interface

City of Gering

• Gering Fire Department has 1 paid and 38 volunteer firefighters.
• Rural Volunteer Fire Department provides coverage outside city limits.
• 300 fire hydrants.
• Fire insurance classification inside corporate limits is 6; outside corporate limits is 9.
• Average annual expenditures for fire protection during past three years was $134,000/yr.
• Won the Ak-Sar-Ben (that’s Nebraska backwards!) Outstanding Work Award 18 out of 22 years.

Law Enforcement

 

Scottsbluff Police Department

• 32 full-time police officers & 5 support personnel.
• 7 marked patrol units & 3 unmarked patrol vehicles.
• 10 bicycle patrols.
• Sophisticated investigative & surveillance equipment
• Emergency 911.
• Village of Terrytown contracts with the Scottsbluff Police Department for police protection.

Gering Police Department

• 15 full-time police officers & 3 support personnel.
• 10 marked & 3 unmarked patrol vehicles.
• Surveillance equipment.
• State-of-the-art communications equipment

Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s Department

• Staffed by 21 employees.
• Departments include Civil Process, Road Patrol, Administrative, & Investigative.

Nebraska State Patrol

• Troop E headquartered in Scottsbluff.
• Serves 11 Southern Panhandle Counties
• 52 sworn officers, 23 of which are stationed in the Scottsbluff area.
• 10 civilian support personnel.

West Nebraska Juvenile Services Facility

• 13-bed rehabilitative, co-residential, secure facility for juvenile law offenders.
• Employs approximately 18 persons, including corrections officers, office personnel, program related staff & management.

Scotts Bluff County Department of Corrections

• Staffed by 26 employees.
• Is certified to house federal prisoners.
• Has a maximum capacity of 64 inmates.
• House arrest program & work release program are in effect.

Consolidated Communications Center

• Centrally located in Scotts Bluff County Administration Building
• Serves all residents in Scotts Bluff County.
• Also serves Southern Sioux & Northern Banner Counties.
• Dispatch for all Police, Fire, & Medical Services.
• Receives & dispatches calls for 30 agencies.
  

Crime Rate

2000 crime rate per 1,000 people:

33.9 Scotts Bluff County

Compares to a National Crime Rate of 43.43
Compares to a State Crime Rate of 40.4

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