Nevada Revised Statutes Title 42. Protection from Fire; Explosives § 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 prevention and extinguishment of fires in the county, until such time as that territory may be included in another fire protection district formed in accordance with the provisions of NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive, or 474.532 and 474.533.

2. Each such district:

3. Each such district may:

4. The board of county commissioners organizing each such district is ex officio the governing body of each such district. The governing body must be known as the board of fire commissioners.

5. The chair of the board of county commissioners is ex officio the chair of each such district.

6. The county clerk is ex officio the clerk of each such district.

7. Unless the board of fire commissioners employs a treasurer, the county treasurer is ex officio the treasurer of each such district.