318.1181 - Protection from fire.
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)