1. Any business entity or cooperative or any two or more persons who own, lease, produce agriculture on or otherwise control or occupy property within a county fire protection district organized pursuant to NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive, may establish a rangeland fire protection association by petitioning the board of directors of the county fire protection district in which the petitioners reside or in which their property is located for recognition as a rangeland fire protection association.
2. The board of directors of a county fire protection district may approve a petition submitted pursuant to subsection 1 if the petitioners:
(a) Meet the requirements established by the board relating to the creation, operation and duties of a rangeland fire protection association.
(b) Provide to the board a copy of written notice from the State Forester Firewarden that the proposed rangeland fire protection association complies with the recommendations developed by the State Forester Firewarden pursuant to NRS 472.210 concerning the formation, operation and training of the members of a rangeland fire protection association.
3. The board of directors of a county fire protection district, in cooperation with the State Forester Firewarden or his or her designee, shall, before the board enters into a cooperative agreement with a rangeland fire protection association pursuant to NRS 472.060 or 472.070 and annually thereafter during the term of the agreement, evaluate:
(a) The governance and management structure of the association;
(b) The adequacy of any policy of liability insurance carried by the association;
(c) The condition and maintenance of the vehicles and equipment used by the association in carrying out its duties; and
(d) The training and qualifications of each member of the association in accordance with national standards or other substantially equivalent standards determined by the county fire protection district.
4. The board of directors of a county fire protection district may delegate the performance of the evaluation required pursuant to subsection 3 to the State Forester Firewarden. The State Forester Firewarden shall report to the board of directors of the county fire protection district the results of any such delegated evaluation.
5. The board of directors of a county fire protection district, the State Forester Firewarden and any other agency which is a party to a cooperative agreement entered into with a rangeland fire protection association shall, to the extent practicable, assist the association in procuring funding for the association, carrying out the duties of the association, training the members of the association and providing personal protective equipment for the members of the association.
6. The provisions of this section do not require a person to be a member of a rangeland fire protection association in order to protect his or her property from a rangeland fire.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1998)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts
NRS 474.003 - "Rangeland fire protection association" defined.
NRS 474.010 - Territory which may be organized into district.
NRS 474.030 - Notice of proposed formation of district: Heading; contents; publication.
NRS 474.040 - Written objections to formation of district; exclusion of territory.
NRS 474.050 - Inclusion of territory within proposed district.
NRS 474.060 - Proceedings at hearing.
NRS 474.070 - Creation of election precincts; election of directors.
NRS 474.080 - Notice of election: Contents; publication.
NRS 474.100 - Persons entitled to vote; voting by proxy.
NRS 474.125 - Powers of district.
NRS 474.130 - Terms of office; designation by lot; nonpartisan office.
NRS 474.140 - Election procedure following first election.
NRS 474.150 - President and secretary of board.
NRS 474.155 - Compensation of directors.
NRS 474.160 - General powers and duties.
NRS 474.170 - Medium-term obligations.
NRS 474.190 - Preparation of annual budget; limitation on tax levy.
NRS 474.200 - Levy, collection and use of taxes; deposit of money in operating and emergency funds.
NRS 474.210 - Payment of claims against district.
NRS 474.300 - Levy and collection of tax; use of tax for principal and interest.
NRS 474.310 - Faith of State of Nevada pledged.
NRS 474.320 - Title to property vested in district.
NRS 474.335 - Petition: Contents; signatories; publication of notice.
NRS 474.345 - Notice: Contents.
NRS 474.355 - Petitioners to advance estimated costs of proceedings.
NRS 474.375 - Payments by petitioners as condition precedent to annexation.
NRS 474.395 - Findings by board following election; inclusion of territory.
NRS 474.410 - Authority to dissolve.
NRS 474.420 - Petition of property owners for dissolution; election.
NRS 474.430 - Procedure on favorable vote for dissolution; when dissolution complete.
NRS 474.440 - Levy of taxes for payment of outstanding or bonded indebtedness after dissolution.
NRS 474.450 - Disposition of property on dissolution.
NRS 474.470 - Duties of board of fire commissioners.
NRS 474.480 - Coordination of protective activities; duties of State Forester Firewarden.
NRS 474.511 - Acquisition of properties by district.
NRS 474.5115 - Title to property vested in district.
NRS 474.512 - Issuance of bonds and other securities for acquisition of property.
NRS 474.514 - Limit on indebtedness.
NRS 474.517 - Payment of claims against district.
NRS 474.532 - Consolidation of districts: Declaration of public policy of State.
NRS 474.535 - Reorganization into district created by election.
NRS 474.540 - Activities of district to be separate from activities of other political subdivisions.
NRS 474.565 - Adjustment of boundaries of contiguous fire protection districts within county.