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Power restored to almost all customers in downtown Omaha following explosion, fire

Katie Schubert — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:36:33 +0000

Updated 5:15 pm: OPPD says power is back on for all but four customers in downtown Omaha following an explosion and fire.

Man injured in Council Bluffs house fire dies

Associated Press — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:29:12 +0000

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A 90-year-old man who was injured in a fire at his Council Bluffs home has died.

Body found in burning building in Omaha

Associated Press — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:35:37 +0000

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Firefighters have found the body of a man inside a blazing building on the north side of downtown Omaha.

Tentative agreement reached with Omaha firefighters' union

Associated Press — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:36:42 +0000

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha firefighters could soon have their first new contract since 2007 after negotiators reached a tentative deal.

Second person dies from injuries received in Omaha house fire

Associated Press — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:38:46 +0000

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a second man injured in a house fire in Omaha has died.

CIty Council negotiating team, Fire Management Team reach tentative agreement

Katie Schubert — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:45:17 +0000

Members of Omaha’s Fire Management Team will contribute more to the pension system and be on the city’s health care plan under a tentative agreement.

The Omaha City Council announced Friday that a tentative agreement was reached with the union representing the four-member Fire Management Team. It includes Chief Mike McDonnell and three Assistant Chiefs.

Omaha, Bellevue, Papillion Fire Departments announce a mutual aid agreement

Katie Schubert — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:34:09 +0000

The Omaha, Bellevue, and Papillion Fire Departments have announced a mutual aid agreement.

The automatic mutual aid agreement begins at 10 AM Wednesday. It means the closest fire department will respond to an emergency, regardless of jurisdiction. For example, if a Bellevue resident with an emergency lives closer to a south Omaha fire station, that station would respond first.