Scottsbluff Fire Department

Scottsbluff Fire Department Scottsbluff Fire Department is a career fire department that provides fire and emergency medical services in the Panhandle of Nebraska.

Scottsbluff Fire Department is staffed with personnel 24 hours a day. The staff consists of a Fire Chief, 3 Fire Captains, 3 Fire Lieutenants, 9 Firefighters, and a Fire Prevention Officer.

06/23/2026

Yesterday, June 22nd, Scottsbluff Fire responded to one call related to the storm that came through the area which was a civilian who was struck by hail.

While we understand people want to go outside to try and protect property, or view the storm, obviously it's not encouraged due to the risk of injury one may sustain.

Additionally we responded to one lift assist during the storm, and one road obstruction after the storm.

The rest of the week has storms forecasted so be storm ready.

06/22/2026

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the area. Golf ball sized hail along with 60 mph wind gusts are anticipated.

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the area ending at 9:00 PM MST. Threats include:...
06/20/2026

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the area ending at 9:00 PM MST.

Threats include:
- Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 MPH
- Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
- A tornado or two possible

This is just a watch only, however conditions are favorable for inclement weather within the region.

06/20/2026

Yesterday, June 19th, shortly before 21:00, Engine One, and Engine Three were heading back to Station One after clearing from a medical call when they located a vehicle stopped in the intersection of Highway 26 & Avenue B.

Fire personal advised dispatch they would be out with the vehicle and requested PD for traffic assistance.

Upon making contact with the occupants, it was determined the driver was having a medical issue, and had stopped in the intersection, the patient was treated on scene and transported up to Regional West Medical Center for further evaluation.

One improperly disposed of Cigarette caused a hotel in Lincoln, NE to be a complete loss. Ci******es can burn over 1,000...
06/17/2026

One improperly disposed of Cigarette caused a hotel in Lincoln, NE to be a complete loss. Ci******es can burn over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and tossing them into dead vegetation may lead to a fire under the right conditions as it did here.

Discard smoking materials in a ashtray or approved container, not into mulch, grass, or leaves. These fires are preventable.

Starting today at 12:00 PM MST the National Weather Service will have a Red Flag Warning in effect until June 17th at 10...
06/16/2026

Starting today at 12:00 PM MST the National Weather Service will have a Red Flag Warning in effect until June 17th at 10:00 PM.

On Red Flag days burning should not be occurring. Why? Because if a fire is not extinguished properly, embers could flare up during the red flag warning potentially causing a out of control fire.

If you are pulling a trailer, ensure there are no chains dragging, as sparks thrown could ignite a fire.

Avoid leaving equipment or vehicles on dry, overgrown vegetation.

If you see fire, please call 911 right away and provide an accurate location so resources can locate it quickly.

06/15/2026

68% of the fires caused between 2019-2023 occurred in one or two family homes.

"I never thought it could happen to me." we hear that statement from time to time, and while we don't want it to happen to you, at some point, you or someone you know will be impacted by a fire, but only you can reduce your risk and only you can help prevent you or someone you know from get injured or worse if a fire occurs.

So how do you prepare?

Maintenance of your home
- Electrical. Electrical components wear out overtime. They don't last forever. Do you have plug ins hanging out of an outlet? They are not supposed to do that, breakers are not supposed to trip, those are all signs that something more could be amiss.

- Appliances such as your dryer, those need cleaned out, and not just the lint trap, it's highly recommended that you take the cover off the dryer and get all the lint buildup out of there.

- Rain Gutters, those are for rain, however we have seen in the area of pine needles stacked to the roof line in some rain gutters. One ember is all it takes to get those ignited, thus leading to a very rapidly growing fire, clean your rain gutters.

- Dead vegetation....Maintaining a nice lawn is not easy work, but leading dead vegetation build up overtime also increase your fire risk. One improperly disposed cigarette, spark, or hot item may ignite dead vegetation, thus keeping a clean space around your home is important.

Planning
- Smoke Alarms.....most house fires we respond to, have a lack of smoke alarms. Replace the batteries and replace faulty smoke alarms, and test them.

- Have a plan. Where are you going to evacuate to if you have a fire, how do you ensure everyone is out of the home, including kids. Develop a plan, and exercise the plan. Have kids or someone with disabilities? How are you going to get them out? Have a plan.

We can't reduce your risk of a fire to 0%, but you may reduce your risk of a fire by appropriate maintenance of your home, and mitigating the issues that may cause a fire, and with appropriate planning, you may reduce the likely hood of someone in the home getting injured or killed if a fire occurs.

Not only has it been a week of calls, it's also been a week of education. Our Fire Marshal attended some Fire Investigat...
06/12/2026

Not only has it been a week of calls, it's also been a week of education. Our Fire Marshal attended some Fire Investigation Training down in Salt Lake City, Utah. Topics covered Fire Chemistry and Fire Dynamics, Fatality Fire Investigations, Electrical Fires, and a variety of other topics.

Why is Fire Investigation so important? It's to hopefully prevent the next fire from happening. Understanding why a fire occurred and pushing out education to prevent that will hopefully decrease another tragedy from happening.

Fun Fact....there was one person from London in attendance!!

What do V**e Pens, Cell Phone, laptops an E-Scooters and E-Bikes all have in common? Majority of them contain Lithium io...
06/08/2026

What do V**e Pens, Cell Phone, laptops an E-Scooters and E-Bikes all have in common? Majority of them contain Lithium ion batteries!

While these types of batteries are not new they are becoming more popular in electronic devices but just like everything else they come with risks, and in this case the risk is a possible fire, so how do you reduce that risk?

1) When purchasing any electronic device unsure you are purchasing devices that bear the UL label on. This may be hard to do when purchasing devices online, so ensure you do your research.

2) Use the devices per the manufacturers instructions.

3) Don’t use after market chargers or after market batteries that are not manufactured approved.

4) If your device gets damaged, ensure you dispose of the device or battery at a recycling place or a place that accepts damaged batteries.

5) When charging your devices, ensure you never leave them unattended or in a path of egress.

Shortly after 12:00 PM today, June 5th, the Scotts Bluff County Communications Center received a call advising that ther...
06/05/2026

Shortly after 12:00 PM today, June 5th, the Scotts Bluff County Communications Center received a call advising that there was a five gallon bucket of oil going down the rain gutter in the 700 Block of Valley View Drive.

Engine One, Rescue One, and Scottsbluff Two responded with a total of six personnel and upon arrival it was determined the spill ran all the way to 8th Avenue.

Due to extent of the spill multiple agencies were involved including:
- City of Scottsbluff Water Department
- City of Scottsbluff Street Department
- City of Scottsbluff Storm Water Department

Additional help was also provided by Legacy Coop to assist with the bucket of oil that was overflowing, in which we appreciate their assistance.

Furthermore due to the nature of the spill, Scottsbluff Police Department was also requested to assist with the investigation.

Crews remained on scene for approximately two hours and thirty minutes to clean up the dumped oil.

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1801 Avenue B
Scottsbluff, NE
69361

Telephone

+13086306231

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