Nevada § 414.020 - Policy and purpose

§ 414.020. Policy and purpose

1. Because of the existing and increasing possibility of the occurrence of emergencies

or disasters of unprecedented size and destructiveness resulting from enemy attack,

sabotage or other hostile action, from a fire, flood, earthquake, storm or other natural

causes, or from technological or man-made catastrophes, and in order to ensure that

the preparations of this state will be adequate to deal with such emergencies or disasters,

and generally to provide for the common defense and to protect the public welfare,

and to preserve the lives and property of the people of the State, it is hereby found

and declared to be necessary: (a) To create a state agency for emergency management and to authorize the creation

of local organizations for emergency management in the political subdivisions of the

State. (b) To confer upon the Governor and upon the executive heads or governing bodies of

the political subdivisions of the State the emergency powers provided in this chapter. (c) To assist with the rendering of mutual aid among the political subdivisions of

the State and with other states and to cooperate with the Federal Government with

respect to carrying out the functions of emergency management. 2. It is further declared to be the purpose of this chapter and the policy of the

State that all functions of emergency management in this state be coordinated to the

maximum extent with the comparable functions of the Federal Government, including

its various departments and agencies, of other states and localities and of private

agencies of every type, providing for the most effective preparation and use of the

nation's workforce, resources and facilities for dealing with any emergency or disaster

that may occur.