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Meetings 2009

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Meetings 2008

Agenda for Next Scheduled Meeting - 21 October 2008 - Carson City

 
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NRS 477.020 State Board of Fire Services: Creation; members; qualifications of members; terms of members; meetings; compensation of members; duties.
  1. The State Board of Fire Services, consisting of eight members appointed by  the Governor, is hereby created.
  2. The Governor shall appoint:
         (a)  A licensed architect;
         (b)  A chief of a volunteer fire department;
         (c)  A chief of a full-time, paid fire department;
         (d)  A professional engineer;
         (e)  The State Forester Fire warden;
         (f)  A training officer of a volunteer fire department;
         (g)  A training officer of a partially or fully paid fire department; and
         (h)  A specialist in hazardous materials, to the Board.  No member other than the State Forester warden may serve for more than two consecutive terms.
  1. The Board shall select a Chairman from among its members to serve for 1 year.  The State Fire Marshal shall serve as the Secretary of the Board.
  2. The Board may meet regularly at least twice each year or on the call of the Chairman, the Secretary or any three members.
  3. The members of the Board, except the State Forester Fire warden, are entitled to receive a salary of $60 for each day's attendance at a meeting of the Board.
  4. The Board shall make recommendations to the State Fire Marshal and to the Legislature concerning necessary legislation in the field of fire fighting and fire protection.  When requested to do so by the Director of the Department of Public Safety, the Board shall recommend to him not fewer than three persons for appointment as State Fire Marshal.
  5. The Board shall advise the State Fire Marshal on matters relating to the training of firemen.  (Added to NRS by 1965, 960; A 1967, 153; 1977, 1226; 1979,124; 1981, 1588, 1958; 1983, 1445; 1985, 429; 1989, 490; 1993, 1636; 2001, 2628)

 

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