Oxford Nebraska Fire/Rescue

06/13/2026

06/12/2026

Members of the South Central Wildland Taskforce in a joint effort with the Sutton Area Wildland Taskforce have been requested to the South Fork fire in Crawford. Responding units include Oxford 20 and Edison 25.

06/11/2026

Lithium-ion batteries are a very common cause of fires. These batteries should never be left charging unattended, and damaged batteries should be discarded at a battery recycling center. Damaged or overcharged batteries can go into thermal runaway, and cause large fires very quickly.

Please take note of this information from the landfill. They do not allow us to have lithium-ion batteries in our loads.
Please do not put those batteries or items that have those batteries in your trash totes or dumpsters.
Thank you for your cooperation.

06/10/2026

This was a great training opportunity for us! Tonight we refreshed on our guidelines and procedures for pool-related emergencies. Thank you for having us!

06/09/2026

We will be conducting a training at the Oxford Swimming Pool tonight beginning at 6pm. This is a live scenario training, so if you see us with lights and sirens going, do not be alarmed. Again, this is only a drill!

06/08/2026

06/05/2026

We’re parade ready! Come see us tomorrow night in the Oxford Turkey Days parade! 🦃 🍭

05/26/2026

Congratulations to our newest group of EMTs here at Oxford Fire. These four have been working hard since November, and have successfully completed all course work and passed their National Registry exams. Great job!

L to R:
Ashley Grossnicklaus
Carson Grossnicklaus
Jared Bennett
Jaelyn Lewis

05/19/2026

On 5-19-26 at 07:35, Oxford Fire & Rescue was dispatched to the intersection of Highway 46 and Highway 136 (Cornwall Street) for reports of an overturned concrete truck laying on or near the railroad tracks.

Upon arrival, it was determined that the overturned truck was not directly on the railroad tracks, but it was close enough that we needed to shut down the railroad for the safety of everyone on scene. The railroad, as well as Highways 46 & 136 were closed for several hours while emergency personnel worked to remove the concrete truck from the scene.

At the time of the accident, the truck was fully loaded with 11 yards of concrete. Most of the concrete stayed in the drum, but there was some spilled onto the roadway.

The driver of the concrete truck was able to self-extricate from the vehicle prior to our arrival. The driver was checked out by Oxford EMS, and transported to the hospital by personal vehicle with minor injuries.

During assessment of the driver, Oxford EMS was dispatched for another call for a child with a hand injury. Thankfully, EMTs were available and able to respond in our other ambulance, while others remained on scene tending to the truck driver. The child was transported to the hospital. This is the third time in two months where we’ve had multiple calls at the same time.

We would like to thank Stamford Fire for their mutual aid support. We would also like to thank the Harlan County Sheriff’s Office, Furnas County Sheriff’s Office, Nebraska Department of Transportation, BNSF Railway and Randy’s & Brian’s Towing.