1. The board of fire commissioners may appoint a district fire chief who is adequately trained and experienced in fire control. A district fire chief appointed pursuant to this subsection shall hire such employees as are authorized by the board, administer all fire control laws in the territory of the county described by NRS 474.460 and 474.533 and perform such other duties as may be designated by the board of fire commissioners and the State Forester Firewarden. The district fire chief shall coordinate fire protection activities in the district and shall cooperate with all other existing fire protection agencies and rangeland fire protection associations and with the State Forester Firewarden for the standardization of equipment and facilities.
2. In lieu of or in addition to the provisions of subsection 1, the board of fire commissioners may:
(a) Provide the fire protection required by NRS 474.460 to 474.540, inclusive, to the districts by entering into agreements with other agencies or rangeland fire protection associations as provided by NRS 472.060 to 472.090, inclusive, and 277.180, for the furnishing of such protection to the districts; or
(b) Support volunteer fire departments within districts organized under the provisions of NRS 474.460 to 474.540, inclusive, for the furnishing of such protection to the districts.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 325; A 1965, 1335; 1975, 1636; 2007, 1308; 2015, 181, 2001)
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.