Minden, NE Fire Dept Auxiliary

11/21/2019

10/12/2019

Today is the day stop by the firehall and get a hotdog and a prize watch the kids play or race the fireman yourself!!!

10/11/2019

Please join us tomorrow from 11 to 1 at the firehall for food, games and prizes!

09/20/2019

Join us on October 12th at the firehall for fun, food, and games. Free will donations. 11 to 2.

07/20/2019

Hello all followers, we are in the midst of planning our event which will take place in October! Stay tuned for date and information on the event!!!!!

07/17/2018

Minden auxillary is open to the community. If you are interested in joining the next meeting is on August 13th 2018 at 7:00pm at the Minden Fire Hall.

01/23/2017

Last night I happened to be in the right place to see the Minden Firefighters/EMS personnel respond to a fire. A pickup truck had caught fire about a half a block east of the bowling alley. Before the fire responders arrived, the gas tank blew up and live ammunition was exploding inside the truck. As the rounds discharged they ricoched and it sounded just like the old westerns on tv. The truck appeared to be parked close to a building and I was sure that it too would become involved. These responders left their Saturday night family and personal activities to respond to the call to duty. They arrived and attacked the fire incident command style and saved the building. By the time the fire was tamed some, the alarm rang again for an EMS call. The group on scene quickly reorganized, some left for the EMS call and some stayed to finish the fire scene. We thank these people who are our friends, our neighbors and our relatives for their dedication to the safety of everyone in the Minden Fire District. ...Howard

09/05/2016

This video describes the competition that Minden Fire Chief Tom Brown and Minden firefighter Andy Knott took part in Saturday at the state fair! They both did amazing in their 2nd year.

The Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge came to Silverwood Theme Park in June of 2011. This is what it was like through the lens of KHQ-TV/SWX-TV Photojournal...

08/12/2016

Thank you to several of our responders for being a part of the rope rescue team!

06/24/2016

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06/10/2016

It is with sadness that we share the passing of Minden Volunteer Firefighter Neil Vaughn Jurgens. He was killed in an motor vehicle accident on June 8. The LODD Team is assisting with the Level 2 funeral services of Mr. Jurgens. We have been asked to inform any incoming fire/rescue apparatus to report to the Minden Cemetery located at 801 W. 1st at 10:30 to line up at that location.

Neil V. Jurgens, 62 years of age from Minden died on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 as a result of an auto accident west of Minden. Funeral services will be on Monday, June 13, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Minden with Rev. Donald Hunzeker officiating. Visitation will be at the Layton-Craig Funeral Home in Minden on Sunday from 5-7 p.m. Burial will be in the Minden Cemetery. Neil was born on October 21, 1953 in Minden, Nebraska to Donald and Gladys (Thurnau) Jurgens. He grew up in the Wilcox-Hildreth areas and graduated from Wilcox High School. Neil received a certificate from UNK and an associates degree from Lincoln School of Business.
On February 23, 1991 he married Mary Ann Bevard. They lived in Minden. Neil worked for Cargill for many years. He was a member of the Bethany Lutheran Church in Minden, member of the Lutheran Brotherhood, and has served on the Minden Vol. Fire Dept. for 25 years. He enjoyed his classic cars, especially his GTO, working on their rental properties, and visiting his mother. He loved being around his family. Memorials are suggested to the Minden Vol. Fire or the Bethany Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann of Minden; daughters, Melissa Jakubowski and husband, Mike and their daughter, Taylor of Grand Island, daughter, Sarah Rockefeller and husband, Scott and their son, Jayden (Jake) of Minden; step daughter, Shawntel Daniell and her daughter, Natalia of Minden; step daughter, Carmen Dixson and husband, Tom and their son Matthew of Minden; step son Tirzo Borrego and wife, Roslyn and their children, Meekial, Gibreal, Ishmael, Tirzo Jr. and Edmundo of Winston Salem, NC; step son, Jose Borrego of El Paso, TX; his mother, Gladys Jurgens of Minden; adopted children/grandchildren Mike and Stacy Whitten and their children, Isabella, Olivia and Addlyn; adopted granddaughter, Laynee Ferguson; three brothers, Rodney Jurgens and wife, Rita of Wilcox, Kendall Jurgens of Wilcox and Gary Jurgens and wife, Carol of Omaha and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father, Donald Jurgens and brother, Norman Jurgens.
Honor ~ Respect ~ Never Forget.