Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts
NRS 474.460 - Organization of district in unincorporated areas; powers, governing body and officers of district.


1. All territory in each county or consolidated municipality not included in any other fire protection district, except incorporated areas other than consolidated municipalities, may be organized by ordinance by the board of county commissioners of the county in which that territory lies into as many fire protection districts as necessary to provide for the prevention and extinguishment of fires in the county, until such time as that territory may be included in another fire protection district formed in accordance with the provisions of NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive, or 474.532 and 474.533.
2. Each such district:
(a) Is a political subdivision of the State; and
(b) Has perpetual existence unless dissolved as provided in this chapter.
3. Each such district may:
(a) Sue and be sued, and be a party to suits, actions and proceedings;
(b) Arbitrate claims; and
(c) Contract and be contracted with.
4. The board of county commissioners organizing each such district is ex officio the governing body of each such district. The governing body must be known as the board of fire commissioners.
5. The chair of the board of county commissioners is ex officio the chair of each such district.
6. The county clerk is ex officio the clerk of each such district.
7. Unless the board of fire commissioners employs a treasurer, the county treasurer is ex officio the treasurer of each such district.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 324; A 1967, 964; 1975, 1635; 2007, 1306; 2015, 180, 2228)

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts

NRS 474.003 - "Rangeland fire protection association" defined.

NRS 474.005 - Registration of electors; list of registered voters; reimbursement for costs of conducting election.

NRS 474.007 - Activities of district are separate from activities of county and other political subdivisions.

NRS 474.010 - Territory which may be organized into district.

NRS 474.020 - Petition of property owners for formation of district; resolution of county commissioners.

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 474.110 - Canvass of votes; order on favorable vote declaring district organized and directors elected.

NRS 474.120 - Filing and distribution of copies of order; prohibition on formation of another district without consent of owners; when organization of district complete.

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 474.145 - Vacancies.

NRS 474.150 - President and secretary of board.

NRS 474.155 - Compensation of directors.

NRS 474.160 - General powers and duties.

NRS 474.163 - District fire chief: Appointment, qualifications and duties; cooperative agreements; support of volunteer fire departments.

NRS 474.167 - Cooperation with State Forester Firewarden and other agencies to prevent and suppress fires in wild lands; authorized expenditures.

NRS 474.170 - Medium-term obligations.

NRS 474.180 - Provision of emergency medical services; purchase, acquisition, lease, operation and maintenance of ambulances; purchase of insurance; employment of trained personnel.

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 474.220 - Issuance and sale of bonds for certain purposes; applicability of section prescribing limit on indebtedness.

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 474.323 - Formation; approval; evaluation; delegation of evaluation; assistance with funding and operations.

NRS 474.325 - Procedure.

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 474.365 - Hearing.

NRS 474.375 - Payments by petitioners as condition precedent to annexation.

NRS 474.385 - Election.

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 474.460 - Organization of district in unincorporated areas; powers, governing body and officers of district.

NRS 474.470 - Duties of board of fire commissioners.

NRS 474.480 - Coordination of protective activities; duties of State Forester Firewarden.

NRS 474.490 - Cooperation with State Forester Firewarden and other agencies to prevent and suppress fires in wild lands; authorized expenditures.

NRS 474.495 - Provision of emergency medical services; purchase, acquisition, lease, operation and maintenance of ambulances; purchase of insurance; employment of trained personnel.

NRS 474.500 - District fire chief: Appointment, qualifications and duties; cooperative agreements; support of volunteer fire departments.

NRS 474.510 - Preparation of annual budget; levy, collection and use of taxes; limitation on levy; deposit of money in operating and emergency funds.

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 474.515 - Levy and collection of tax to pay principal and interest on general obligations; applicability of Local Government Securities Law.

NRS 474.517 - Payment of claims against district.

NRS 474.518 - Rangeland fire protection associations: Formation; approval; evaluation; delegation of evaluation; assistance with funding and operations.

NRS 474.520 - Dissolution of districts created by election; territory subject to control by county commissioners; retention and use of property.

NRS 474.532 - Consolidation of districts: Declaration of public policy of State.

NRS 474.533 - Consolidation of districts: Requirements; initiation; approval; recording; debts and assets; taxation of property.

NRS 474.535 - Reorganization into district created by election.

NRS 474.537 - Reorganization of district as general improvement district to furnish fire protection facilities.

NRS 474.540 - Activities of district to be separate from activities of other political subdivisions.

NRS 474.550 - Liability of person, firm, association or agency causing fire or other emergency; immunity; exception.

NRS 474.565 - Adjustment of boundaries of contiguous fire protection districts within county.

NRS 474.570 - Dissolution of district which is entirely within boundaries of district for county fire department.

NRS 474.580 - Elimination of fire hazards.

NRS 474.590 - Chapter does not authorize operation of ambulance in any area for which exclusive franchise for ambulance service has been granted by or on behalf of county, city or town.