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NV Rev Stat § 474.020 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.020 - Petition of property owners for formation of district; resolution of county commissioners.

  1. When 25 percent or more of the holders of title or evidence of title to lands lying in one body, whose names appear as such upon the last county assessment roll, present a petition to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the land or the greater portion thereof is located, setting forth the exterior boundaries of the proposed district and asking that the district so described be formed into a county fire protection district under the provisions of NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive, the board of county commissioners shall pass a resolution declaring the board’s intention to form or organize such territory into a county fire protection district, naming the district and describing its exterior boundaries.  2. The resolution must:  (a) Fix a time and place for the hearing of the matter not less than 30 days after its adoption.  (b) Direct the clerk of the board of county commissioners to publish the notice of intention of the board of county commissioners to form the county fire protection district, and of the time and place fixed for the hearing, and must designate that publication must be in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county and circulated in the proposed county fire protection district, or if there is no newspaper so published and circulated, then in a newspaper of general circulation circulated in the proposed district.  [Part 2:121:1937; 1931 NCL § 1929.02] — (NRS A 2007, 1302)
NV Rev Stat § 474.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.030 - Notice of proposed formation of district: Heading; contents; publication.

The notice must:  1. Be headed "Notice of the proposed formation of fire protection district in ............................ County," stating the name of the proposed district and the name of the county or, if there is more than one county, the name of the counties in which the proposed district is located.  2. State the fact that the board of county commissioners has fixed the time and place for a hearing on the matter of the formation of a county fire protection district, and must set forth the time and place of that hearing.  3. Describe the territory or specify the exterior boundaries of the territory proposed to be organized into the fire protection district, which boundaries, so far as practicable, must be the centerlines of highways.  4. Be published once a week for 2 successive weeks before the time fixed for the hearing in the newspaper designated by the board of county commissioners.  [Part 2:121:1937; 1931 NCL § 1929.02] — (NRS A 2007, 1302)
NV Rev Stat § 474.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.040 - Written objections to formation of district; exclusion of territory.

  1. At the time fixed for the hearing of the matter, or at any time prior thereto, any person interested may file with the clerk of the board written objections to the formation of the district.  2. At the time fixed for the hearing, or to which the hearing may be adjourned, the board of county commissioners shall hear the objections filed, if any, and pass upon the same.  3. The board may, in its discretion, sustain any or all of the objections filed and may change or alter the boundaries of such proposed district to conform to the needs of the district and to exclude therefrom any land that will not be benefited by the formation of such a district. Except as provided in NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive, the board shall not include therein any territory not included in the boundaries mentioned in the petition.  [Part 3:121:1937; 1931 NCL § 1929.03]
NV Rev Stat § 474.050 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.050 - Inclusion of territory within proposed district.

Any owner of lands adjacent to the borders of the proposed district may, by written application therefor filed with the board of county commissioners at or before the time of the hearing of the petition, in the discretion of the board, have such lands included within such proposed district.  [Part 3:121:1937; 1931 NCL § 1929.03]
NV Rev Stat § 474.060 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.060 - Proceedings at hearing.

Upon the hearing of the petition, the board of county commissioners shall determine whether or not the petition complies with the requirements and purposes of NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive, and must hear all competent and relevant testimony offered in support or in objection thereto. The board shall, by resolution, determine whether or not such a proposed district shall be formed and such determination shall be entered upon the minutes of the board of county commissioners.  [Part 3:121:1937; 1931 NCL § 1929.03]
NV Rev Stat § 474.070 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.070 - Creation of election precincts; election of directors.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when, pursuant to the provisions of NRS 474.040, 474.050 and 474.060, the boundaries of the proposed district are defined and established by the board, the board of county commissioners shall make an order dividing the proposed district into three or five divisions as nearly equal in size as practicable. The divisions must be numbered consecutively and constitute election precincts for the district.  2. When or after the boundaries of a district are established, the board of county commissioners may provide for the election of three or five directors at large, without precincts.  3. If precincts are created, each director must be a resident of the election precinct for which the director is elected and must be elected at large by the district.  [4:121:1937; A 1947, 455; 1943 NCL § 1929.04] — (NRS A 1977, 7; 1993, 521; 1995, 989)
NV Rev Stat § 474.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.080 - Notice of election: Contents; publication.

  1. The board of county commissioners shall submit the question of whether the proposed district shall be organized pursuant to the provisions of NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive, to the electors of the proposed district at the next primary or general election.  2. The notice must:  (a) Designate a name for the proposed district.  (b) Describe the boundaries of the precincts established therein, if more than one, together with a designation of the polling places and board of election for each precinct.  (c) Be published once a week for at least 3 weeks before the election in a newspaper published or circulated within the boundaries of the proposed district and published within the county or counties in which the proposed district is located.  (d) Require the electors to cast ballots, which must contain the words: "........................ County Fire Protection District — Yes," or "........................ County Fire Protection District — No," or words equivalent thereto, and also the names of one or more persons, according to the division of the proposed district as prayed for in the petition and ordered by the board, to be voted for to fill the office of director.  [Part 5:121:1937; 1931 NCL § 1929.05] — (NRS A 1993, 1080; 2007, 1302)
NV Rev Stat § 474.100 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.100 - Persons entitled to vote; voting by proxy.

  1. Every qualified elector within the district may vote either in person or by proxy at any election held by the district.  2. No person may vote by proxy unless the proxy to cast his or her vote is evidenced by an instrument in writing duly acknowledged before a notary public and filed with the board of election.  [Part 5:121:1937; 1931 NCL § 1929.05] — (NRS A 1977, 7)
NV Rev Stat § 474.110 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.110 - Canvass of votes; order on favorable vote declaring district organized and directors elected.

  1. The election having been held, the board of county commissioners shall, on the first Monday succeeding the election, if then in session, or at its next succeeding general or special session, proceed to canvass the votes cast at the election.  2. If upon such canvass it appears that a majority of all votes cast in the district, and in each portion of the counties included in the district if lands in more than one county are included therein, are in favor of the formation of the district, the board shall, by an order entered in its minutes, declare:  (a) Such territory organized as a county fire protection district under the name theretofore designated; and  (b) The persons receiving, respectively, the highest number of votes for the directors to be elected to those offices.  [Part 6:121:1937; 1931 NCL § 1929.06] — (NRS A 2007, 1303)
NV Rev Stat § 474.120 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|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.

  1. The board of county commissioners shall then cause a copy of such order, certified by the clerk of the board, to be immediately filed for record in the office of the county recorder of each county in which any portion of the lands included in the county fire protection district are located, and must also immediately forward a copy thereof to the clerk of the board of county commissioners of each such county.  2. The board of county commissioners shall not, after the date of the organization of the district, allow another fire protection district to be formed within the district without the consent of the owners thereof.  3. From and after such filing, the organization of the district is complete.  [Part 6:121:1937; 1931 NCL § 1929.06] — (NRS A 2007, 1303)
NV Rev Stat § 474.125 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.125 - Powers of district.

  1. A county fire protection district organized pursuant to NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive, upon its formation:  (a) Is a political subdivision of this State; and  (b) Has perpetual existence unless dissolved as provided in this chapter.  2. 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.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 1300)
NV Rev Stat § 474.130 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.130 - Terms of office; designation by lot; nonpartisan office.

  1. The directors elected at the election organizing the district shall immediately enter upon their duties. At the first meeting, the first board of directors shall so classify themselves by lot that a minority of their number go out of office on the first Monday in January following the next succeeding biennial election, and the remainder of their number on the first Monday in January following the second succeeding biennial election.  2. Thereafter, directors shall hold their offices for terms of 4 years from and after the first Monday in January following their election and until their successors are elected and qualified.  3. The office of director is a nonpartisan office.  [Part 7:121:1937; A 1951, 144] — (NRS A 1963, 515; 1983, 848; 1993, 522)
NV Rev Stat § 474.140 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.140 - Election procedure following first election.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:  (a) At the next general election and in conjunction therewith after the organization of any district, and in conjunction with every general election thereafter, an election, to be known as the biennial election of the district, must be held.  (b) The general election laws of this State govern the nomination and election of the members of the board of directors. The election must be conducted under the supervision of the county clerk or registrar of voters. The returns of the election must be certified to and canvassed as provided by the general law concerning elections. The candidate or candidates, according to the number of directors to be elected, receiving the most votes, are elected. Any new member of the board must qualify in the same manner as members of the first board qualify.  2. If at 5 p.m. on the last day for filing a declaration of candidacy, as defined in NRS 293.0455, for the office of director, there is only one candidate nominated for the office, that candidate must be declared elected and no election may be held for that office.  [Part 7:121:1937; A 1951, 144] — (NRS A 1963, 516; 1983, 849; 1993, 301; 2019, 3421)
NV Rev Stat § 474.145 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.145 - Vacancies.

  1. If a vacancy occurs on the board of directors of a county fire protection district, the remaining directors shall fill the vacancy by appointing a qualified elector to serve during the rest of the term and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.  2. If the remaining directors fail or refuse to appoint a new director within 30 days after the vacancy occurs, the board of county commissioners shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 848)
NV Rev Stat § 474.150 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.150 - President and secretary of board.

The directors shall organize as a board, elect a president from their number and appoint a secretary, who shall each hold office during the pleasure of the board.  [Part 7:121:1937; A 1951, 144]
NV Rev Stat § 474.155 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.155 - Compensation of directors.

  1. Each member of the board of directors of a county fire protection district established pursuant to NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive, is entitled to receive as compensation for his or her services a sum to be determined by the board, but not in excess of $3,600 per year. The compensation must be paid on a monthly basis.  2. A member of the board of directors shall not receive any compensation as an employee of the district other than that provided in subsection 1.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 899; A 1993, 522)
NV Rev Stat § 474.160 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.160 - General powers and duties.

The board of directors shall:  1. Manage and conduct the business and affairs of the county fire protection district.  2. Adopt and enforce all rules and regulations necessary for the administration and government of the district and for the furnishing of fire protection thereto, which may include regulations relating to fire prevention. The regulations may include provisions that are designed to protect life and property from:  (a) The hazards of fire and explosion resulting from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices; and  (b) Hazardous conditions relating to the use or occupancy of any premises.  Any regulation concerning hazardous substances, materials or devices adopted pursuant to this section must be consistent with any plan or ordinance concerning those substances, materials or devices that is required by the Federal Government and has been adopted by the board of county commissioners.  3. Organize, regulate, establish and disband fire companies, departments or volunteer fire departments for the district.  4. Make and execute in the name of the district all necessary contracts.  5. Adopt a seal for the district to be used in the attestation of proper documents.  6. Provide for the payment from the proper fund of the salaries of employees of the district and all the debts and just claims against the district.  7. Employ agents and employees for the district sufficient to maintain and operate the property acquired for the purposes of the district.  8. Acquire real or personal property necessary for the purposes of the district and dispose of that property when no longer needed.  9. Construct any necessary structures.  10. Acquire, hold and possess, either by donation or purchase, in the name and on behalf of the district any land or other property necessary for the purpose of the district.  11. Eliminate and remove fire hazards within the district if practicable and possible, whether on private or public premises, and to that end the board may clear the public highways and private lands of dry grass, stubble, brush, rubbish or other inflammable material in its judgment constituting a fire hazard.  12. Perform all other acts necessary, proper and convenient to accomplish the purposes of NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive.  [8:121:1937; 1931 NCL § 1929.08] — (NRS A 1989, 1087; 1991, 381; 1993, 522; 2007, 1304)
NV Rev Stat § 474.163 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.163 - District fire chief: Appointment, qualifications and duties; cooperative agreements; support of volunteer fire departments.

  1. The board of directors of a county fire protection district may appoint a district fire chief who shall have adequate training and experience in fire control and who shall hire such employees as are authorized by the board. The district fire chief shall administer all fire control laws in the district and perform such other duties as may be designated by the board of directors. The district fire chief shall coordinate fire protection activities in the district and shall cooperate with all other fire protection agencies and rangeland fire protection associations.  2. In lieu of or in addition to the provisions of subsection 1, the board of directors may:  (a) Provide fire protection to the county fire protection district by entering into agreements with other agencies or rangeland fire protection associations as provided by NRS 277.180 and 472.060 to 472.090, inclusive, for the furnishing of such protection to the district; or  (b) Support volunteer fire departments within the county fire protection district for the furnishing of such protection to the district.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 1301; A 2015, 2000)
NV Rev Stat § 474.167 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.167 - Cooperation with State Forester Firewarden and other agencies to prevent and suppress fires in wild lands; authorized expenditures.

The board of directors of a county fire protection district shall cooperate with the State Forester Firewarden and other agencies as provided in NRS 472.040 to 472.090, inclusive, to prevent and suppress fires in wild lands, and may contribute suitable amounts of money from the sums raised as provided in NRS 474.200 for that purpose to cooperating agencies, or may receive contributions from other agencies to be spent for that purpose.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 1301)
NV Rev Stat § 474.170 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.170 - Medium-term obligations.

The board of directors has the powers and duties with respect to medium-term obligations provided in chapter 350 of NRS.  [8.1:121:1937; added 1955, 32] — (NRS A 1965, 749; 1973, 18; 1995, 1827)
NV Rev Stat § 474.180 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.180 - Provision of emergency medical services; acquisition and operation of ambulances; purchase of insurance; employment of trained personnel.

The board of directors may:  1. Provide emergency medical services within the county fire protection district; and  2. Purchase, acquire by donation or otherwise, lease, operate and maintain ambulances whenever necessary, and may take out liability and other insurance therefor. The board of directors may employ trained personnel to operate those vehicles.  [8.5:121:1937; added 1955, 431] — (NRS A 2007, 1304)
NV Rev Stat § 474.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.190 - Preparation of annual budget; limitation on tax levy.

  1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 3, the board of directors of each county fire protection district shall prepare annual budgets in accordance with NRS 354.470 to 354.626, inclusive.  2. The budget of a district must be based on estimates of the amount of money that will be needed to defray the expenses of the district and to meet unforeseen emergencies and the amount of a fire protection tax sufficient, together with the revenue which will result from application of the rate to the net proceeds of minerals, to raise such sums.  3. The amount of money to be raised for the purpose of establishing, equipping and maintaining the district with fire-fighting facilities must not in any 1 year exceed 1 percent of the assessed value of the property described in NRS 474.200 and any net proceeds of minerals derived from within the boundaries of the district.  [Part 10:121:1937; 1931 NCL § 1929.10] — (NRS A 1965, 310, 749; 1969, 892; 2007, 1304; 2011, 2731; 2013, 3140)
NV Rev Stat § 474.200 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts|NRS 474.200 - Levy, collection and use of taxes; deposit of money in operating and emergency funds.

  1. At the time of making the levy of county taxes for that year, the boards of county commissioners shall levy the tax established pursuant to NRS 474.190 upon all property, both real and personal, subject to taxation within the boundaries of the district. Any tax levied on interstate or intercounty telephone lines, power lines and other public utility lines as authorized in this section must be based upon valuations as established by the Nevada Tax Commission pursuant to the provisions of NRS 361.315 to 361.330, inclusive.  2. When levied, the tax must be entered upon the assessment rolls and collected in the same manner as state and county taxes. Taxes may be paid in four approximately equal installments at the times specified in NRS 361.483, and the same penalties as specified in NRS 361.483 must be added for failure to pay the taxes.  3. When the tax is collected, it must be placed in the treasury of the county in which the greater portion of the county fire protection district is located, to the credit of the district. The treasurer of the district shall keep two separate funds for each district, one to be known as the district fire protection operating fund and one to be known as the district emergency fund. The money collected to defray the expenses of the district must be deposited in the district fire protection operating fund, and the money collected to meet unforeseen emergencies must be deposited in the district emergency fund. The district emergency fund must be used solely for emergencies and must not be used for regular operating expenses. The money deposited in the district emergency fund must not exceed the sum of $1,000,000. Any interest earned on the money in the district emergency fund that causes the balance in that fund to exceed $1,000,000 must be credited to the district fire protection operating fund.  4. For the purposes of subsection 3, an emergency includes, without limitation, any event that:  (a) Causes widespread or severe damage to property or injury to or the death of persons within the district;  (b) As determined by the district fire chief, requires immediate action to protect the health, safety and welfare of persons who reside within the district; and  (c) Requires the district to provide money to obtain a matching grant from a state agency or an agency of the Federal Government to repair damage caused by a natural disaster that occurred within the district.  [Part 10:121:1937; 1931 NCL § 1929.10] — (NRS A 1963, 480; 1965, 310; 1967, 1111; 1969, 613; 1971, 265; 1979, 552; 1983, 1197; 1989, 49; 2007, 1305)