Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 414A - Nevada Intrastate Mutual Aid System
NRS 414A.170 - Emergency responder: Not entitled to right, privilege or benefit of employment from requesting participant; entitled to benefits available for death or injury sustained in course of employment with employer.


1. An emergency responder of an assisting participant is not an employee of the requesting participant and is not entitled to any right, privilege or benefit of employment from the requesting participant, including, without limitation, wages, leave, pensions, health care or other advantages.
2. An emergency responder who sustains an injury or dies while providing intrastate mutual aid to a requesting participant under this chapter is entitled to receive all applicable benefits available for a death or injury sustained in the course of employment with his or her employer.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 291)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 414A - Nevada Intrastate Mutual Aid System

NRS 414A.010 - Definitions.

NRS 414A.015 - "Assisting participant" defined.

NRS 414A.020 - "Disaster" defined.

NRS 414A.025 - "Division" defined.

NRS 414A.030 - "Emergency" defined.

NRS 414A.035 - "Emergency responder" defined.

NRS 414A.040 - "Mutual aid" defined.

NRS 414A.045 - "Participant" defined.

NRS 414A.050 - "Public agency" defined.

NRS 414A.055 - "Requesting participant" defined.

NRS 414A.060 - "Special district" defined.

NRS 414A.065 - "System" defined.

NRS 414A.070 - "Volunteer" defined.

NRS 414A.080 - Applicability; scope.

NRS 414A.100 - Establishment; administration; regulations.

NRS 414A.110 - Intrastate Mutual Aid Committee: Creation; membership; terms; Chair and Vice Chair; duties; annual evaluation of System.

NRS 414A.120 - Mandatory participation by public agencies; withdrawal from participation; optional participation by federally recognized Indian tribe or nation; duties of participants.

NRS 414A.130 - Request for mutual aid; duties of requesting participant.

NRS 414A.140 - Assisting participant: Duties; command and control of emergency responders, assets and equipment; denial of request for mutual aid.

NRS 414A.150 - Reimbursement of assisting participant: Initial notice; final request; extension of deadlines; duty to pay certain costs; facilitation by Division upon request; disputes; Division not liable for claims.

NRS 414A.160 - Emergency responder: Deemed to be licensed, certified or permitted by authority having jurisdiction for duration of emergency or disaster.

NRS 414A.170 - Emergency responder: Not entitled to right, privilege or benefit of employment from requesting participant; entitled to benefits available for death or injury sustained in course of employment with employer.

NRS 414A.180 - Immunity and tort liability for activities performed.