318.1181 - Protection from fire. - Nevada Statutes

318.1181  Protection from fire.  In the case of a district created wholly or in part for the purpose of furnishing fire protection, the board may:

      1.  Acquire fire protection equipment and acquire, construct or improve fire protection facilities and make improvements necessary and incidental thereto;

      2.  Eliminate fire hazards existing within the district in the manner prescribed in NRS 474.580 for districts created pursuant to chapter 474 of NRS;

      3.  Clear public highways and private lands of dry grass, stubble, bushes, rubbish and other inflammable material which in its judgment constitute a fire hazard;

      4.  Coordinate fire protection activities with the State Forester Firewarden and the Advisory Board on Natural Resources; and

      5.  Cooperate with the State Forester Firewarden and the Advisory Board on Natural Resources in formulating a statewide plan for the prevention and control of fires.

      (Added to NRS by 1977, 525; A 1991, 382; 1993, 1554)