Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 414.035 (2026)
“Emergency management” defined
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NRS 414.035 “Emergency management” defined. “Emergency
management” means the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency
functions, other than functions for which military forces are primarily
responsible, to minimize injury and repair damage resulting from emergencies or
disasters caused by enemy attack, sabotage or other hostile action, by fire,
flood, earthquake, storm or other natural causes, or by technological or
man-made catastrophes, including, without limitation, a crisis involving violence
on school property, at a school activity or on a school bus. These functions
include, without limitation:
1. The provision of support for search and rescue operations for persons and property in distress.
2. Organized analysis, planning and coordination of available resources for the mitigation of, preparation for, response to or recovery from emergencies or disasters.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1351; A 1999, 1242; 2001, 1337)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2007–2013 · leading case: ASAP Storage, Inc. v. City of Sparks, 173 P.3d 734 (Nev. 2007).
ASAP Storage, Inc. v. City of Sparks, 173 P.3d 734 (Nev. 2007). “"Emergency management" is defined in NRS 414.035 as preparing for and handling emergencies: "Emergency management" means the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, other than functions for which military forces are primarily responsible, to minimize…”
Forsberg v. Carson City (Nev. 2013). “110(1) provided immunity for emergency planning activities and emergency functions related to a flood); see also NRS 414.035 (defining emergency management as preparation for all emergency functions to minimize injury and repair damage from emergencies or disasters caused by…”
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