Rising City Fire Department

Rising City Fire Department The fire department is a full service department for our community with both EMS & Fire service In Suprise we have a Tanker and a quick response Grass Rig.

On November 23, 1904, the Rising City Fire Company adopted a constitution and by-laws. A new fire house was completed in June of 1917 and the firemen had a new place to store their ladders and equipment. A terrible fire that destroyed the Opera House and 5 business places in December of 1923 resulted in the purchase of a new fire truck in 1929. The Firemen organized a Rescue Squad in 1952 and purc

hased a resuscitator. In 1963 a Rescue Unit was purchased with donations from the community. In 1968 a second Rescue Unit (a Cadillac ambulance) was purchased and the old ambulance was turned into a crash unit. A new Fire Hall was built in 1957 on Main Street in Rising City with 4 bay doors. 3 face to the west and 1 faces to the south. Rising City is also joined with Surprise, Nebraska which is 6 miles to the south. The Surprise Grass Rig has Oxygen, Blood Pressure equipment, and bandages for quick responses to medical emergencies until the Rising City Ambulance can get down there. On July 4, 2007 with the help of Governor Dave Heineman we dedicated a new fire station located just off of Hwy 92. This station features a meeting room, storm shelter, storage and five truck bay doors. Rising City is included in the Butler County Mutual Aid and the Big 8 Mutual Aid organizations.

06/06/2026

6/5/26 8:11pm

BUTLER COUNTY HAS BEEN PLACED IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING UNTIL 845 PM

06/05/2026

6/5/26 5:53pm

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
275 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT

6/5/26 4:13 pmFLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAYMORNING...* WHAT...Flash flooding caused ...
06/05/2026

6/5/26 4:13 pm

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...
Butler, Cass, Douglas, Gage, Lancaster, Sarpy, Saunders and Seward.

* WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Low-water crossings may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A band of heavy rain is expected to develop late this evening and linger into early Saturday morning. Localized rainfall amounts of
2 to 4 inches are expected and could lead to flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Flooding is a coast-to-coast threat to some part of the United States and its territories nearly every day of the year. This site is designed to teach you how to stay safe in a flood event. If you know what to do before, during, and after a flood you can increase your chances of survival and bet...

Co****le anyone?
06/04/2026

Co****le anyone?

It is about that time of year...4th of July in Rising City!! We will be posting more information as it becomes availabl...
06/04/2026

It is about that time of year...4th of July in Rising City!! We will be posting more information as it becomes available. Looking forward to celebrating our nations 250th with you all!!

06/01/2026

5/31/26 9:37pm

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
259 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA

BURT BUTLER DODGE DOUGLAS SARPY SAUNDERS WASHINGTON

IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA

COLFAX CUMING STANTON THURSTON WAYNE

IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA

CASS

05/18/2026

5/18/26 4:05pm

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Seward County in southeastern Nebraska...Central Butler County in east central Nebraska...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 402 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles southeast of Ulysses, or 9 miles north of Seward, moving north at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
David City and Brainard around 415 PM CDT.
Bruno around 420 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Octavia, Abie and Linwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

A shout out and thank you to the EMT’s & EMR’s on our department. This week is National EMS Week.
05/18/2026

A shout out and thank you to the EMT’s & EMR’s on our department. This week is National EMS Week.

Today is National EMS Day.

A reminder that some people run toward the emergencies everyone else is running from.

They show up on the worst days of people’s lives.
The car accidents.
The overdoses.
The heart attacks.
The terrifying moments when someone’s world changes in seconds.

And somehow…
they stay calm through all of it.

EMS workers miss holidays.
Skip meals.
Work exhausting hours.
Carry trauma most people will never see.
And still continue showing up to save strangers every single day.

So today, thank the paramedics, EMTs, dispatchers, and first responders who answer calls most of us pray we never have to make.

Because behind every siren is someone trying to save a life.

©️Momming On Empty

05/18/2026

5/17/26 9:18pm

Tornado Watch has been cancelled for Butler County

05/17/2026

5/17/26 6:55pm

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Colfax County in northeastern Nebraska...
Southeastern Platte County in northeastern Nebraska...
Northern Butler County in east central Nebraska...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 654 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Lakeview to 3 miles south of Columbus to 5 miles
northwest of Shelby, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Columbus, Bellwood, and Richland around 700 PM CDT. Schuyler around 705 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern and east central Nebraska.

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay away from windows.

Address

105 Main Street Or P. O. Box 87
Rising City, NE
68658

Telephone

(402) 542-2249

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