NRS 474.514 – Limit on indebtedness.
No indebtedness, as defined in NRS 350.586, including outstanding indebtedness, shall be incurred by any district organized pursuant to NRS 474.460 or 474.533 in an aggregate principal amount exceeding 5 percent of the total last assessed valuation of taxable property (excluding motor vehicles and cattle) situated within the district. (Added to NRS by 1967, 967; […]
NRS 474.515 – Levy and collection of tax to pay principal and interest on general obligations; applicability of Local Government Securities Law.
1. An annual general (ad valorem) tax must be levied upon all property, both real and personal, subject to taxation within the district and collected by the district sufficient to pay the interest on and the principal of the general obligation securities of the district as the same become due. 2. The proceeds of the […]
NRS 474.517 – Payment of claims against district.
All accounts, bills and demands against a district organized pursuant to NRS 474.460 or 474.533 must be audited, allowed and paid by the board of fire commissioners by warrants drawn on the county treasurer or the treasurer of the district. The county treasurer or, if authorized by the board of county commissioners and the board […]
NRS 474.490 – Cooperation with State Forester Firewarden and other agencies to prevent and suppress fires in wild lands; authorized expenditures.
The board of fire commissioners 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 474.510 for that purpose to cooperating agencies, or may […]
NRS 474.495 – Provision of emergency medical services; purchase, acquisition, lease, operation and maintenance of ambulances; purchase of insurance; employment of trained personnel.
The board of fire commissioners of a district organized pursuant to NRS 474.460 or 474.533 may: 1. Provide emergency medical services within the district; and 2. Purchase, acquire by donation or otherwise, lease, operate and maintain ambulances if necessary, and may take out liability and other insurance therefor. The board of fire commissioners may employ […]
NRS 474.500 – District fire chief: Appointment, qualifications and duties; cooperative agreements; support of volunteer fire departments.
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 […]
NRS 474.510 – Preparation of annual budget; levy, collection and use of taxes; limitation on levy; deposit of money in operating and emergency funds.
1. The board of fire commissioners shall prepare an annual budget in accordance with the provisions of NRS 354.470 to 354.626, inclusive, for each district organized in accordance with NRS 474.460 or 474.533. 2. Each budget must be based on estimates of the amount of money which will be needed to defray the expenses of […]
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 […]
NRS 474.470 – Duties of board of fire commissioners.
The board of fire commissioners shall: 1. Manage and conduct the business and affairs of districts organized pursuant to the provisions of NRS 474.460 or 474.533. 2. Adopt and enforce all rules and regulations necessary for the administration and government of the districts and for the furnishing of fire protection thereto, which may include regulations […]
NRS 474.480 – Coordination of protective activities; duties of State Forester Firewarden.
1. The board of fire commissioners shall plan for the prevention and extinguishment of fires in the territory of the county described by NRS 474.460 and 474.533, in cooperation with the State Forester Firewarden to coordinate the fire protection activities of the districts with the fire protection provided by the Division of Forestry of the […]