Nevada § 474.518 - Rangeland fire protection associations: Formation; approval; evaluation; delegation of evaluation; assistance with funding and operations

§ 474.518. Rangeland fire protection associations: Formation; approval; evaluation; delegation of evaluation; assistance with funding and operations

1. Any business entity or cooperative or any two or more persons who own, lease, produce

agriculture on or otherwise control or occupy property within a district organized

pursuant to NRS 474.460 or 474.533 may establish a rangeland fire protection association by petitioning the board of

fire commissioners of the district in which the petitioners reside or in which their

property is located for recognition as a rangeland fire protection association. 2. The board of fire commissioners of the district may approve a petition submitted

pursuant to subsection 1 if the petitioners: (a) Meet the requirements established by the board relating to the creation, operation

and duties of a rangeland fire protection association. (b) Provide to the board a copy of written notice from the State Forester Firewarden

that the proposed rangeland fire protection association complies with the recommendations

developed by the State Forester Firewarden pursuant to NRS 472.210 concerning the formation, operation and training of the members of a rangeland fire

protection association. 3. The board of fire commissioners of a district organized pursuant to NRS 474.460 or 474.533 , in cooperation with the State Forester Firewarden or his or her designee, shall,

before the board enters into a cooperative agreement with a rangeland fire protection

association pursuant to NRS 472.060 or 472.070 and annually thereafter during the term of the agreement, evaluate: (a) The governance and management structure of the association; (b) The adequacy of any policy of liability insurance carried by the association; (c) The condition and maintenance of the vehicles and equipment used by the association

in carrying out its duties; and (d) The training and qualifications of each member of the association in accordance

with national standards or other substantially equivalent standards determined by

the district. 4. The board of fire commissioners of a district organized pursuant to NRS 474.460 or 474.533 may delegate the performance of the evaluation required pursuant to subsection 3

to the State Forester Firewarden. The State Forester Firewarden shall report to the board of fire commissioners the

results of any such delegated evaluation. 5. The board of fire commissioners of a district organized pursuant to NRS 474.460 or 474.533 , the State Forester Firewarden and any other agency which is a party to a cooperative

agreement entered into with a rangeland fire protection association shall, to the

extent practicable, assist the association in procuring funding for the association,

carrying out the duties of the association, training the members of the association

and providing personal protective equipment for the members of the association. 6. The provisions of this section do not require a person to be a member of a rangeland

fire protection association in order to protect his or her property from a rangeland

fire.