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Nemaha is covered by the Sac County Sheriff's Office. Nemaha is also covered by tactical units from other towns and cities which are trained in special crime situations.

Nemaha has Volunteer Firefighters who are on-call 24 hours a day to handle all fire and other emergencies. They have a full line of fire-fighting equipment and vehicles stored in a centrally located fire station for easy access.

The fire equipment is kept updated to serve the needs of the rural community. The current fire station was built in 1979 and also houses a community room that can be used for community events, public meetings and elections.

While Nemaha does not have a resident doctor or clinic, they are a short distance from Sac City where Loring Hospital and Trimark Clinic are located.

Loring Hospital
211 Highland Avenue
Sac City, IA 50583-0217
712-662-7105

Loring Hospital opened its doors in September of 1950. Throughout the years, Loring has continued to grow and add services to provide healthcare to Sac County and the surrounding area. Loring Hospital is a 53 bed not-for-profit facility. Loring has 33 acute care beds and 20 long-term beds.

Some of the services at Loring include: Birthing Unit, a complete labor and delivery room. CCU (Cardiac Care Unit), Medical Surgical Unit, Ambulatory Care (Same day surgery), Swing Bed (Skilled Care-Custodial Care), Respiratory and Physical Therapy.

Tri-Mark Physicians Group
301 Highland Avenue
Sac City, IA 50583

For appointment call
712-662-7119

Trimark also has offices in Lake View, Newell, and Storm Lake.

Other hospitals are located in Storm Lake, Fort Dodge, Sioux City and Spencer with the larger hospitals offering helicoptor service for emergency transport.

Child Abuse Reporting.......................................1-800-362-2178
Council Against Domestic Violence.................1-800-225-7233
Diggers Hotline (Call Before You Dig).................800-292-8989
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)....Toll Call 402-493-8688

Iowa State Patrol

(Highway Emergency).............1-800-525-5555
District 5-Cherokee................1-712-225-5119
District 6-Spencer..................1-712-262-1424
District 7-Fort Dodge..............1-515-972-4213
Weather & Road Conditions...1-800-288-1047

National Response Center

(Oil & Toxic Chemical Spills Preses 1) ...1-800-424-8802
(Terrorist Threat Press 2)..........................1-800-424-8802

Poison Information..........................................1-800-222-1222
Social Security Administration Information...1-800-772-1213
Suicide Prevention Hotline.............................1-800-332-4224

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Updated 5/3/07 - Validated 5/23/06

Emergency Services

For Emergency Ambulance, Fire, or Police DIAL 911

For Emergency Ambulance, Fire, or Police
DIAL 911