Nevada Code § 353.271

Disaster defined
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Disaster
means a fire, flood, earthquake, drought, explosion, civil disturbance, crisis
involving violence on school property, at a school activity or on a school bus,
or any other occurrence or threatened occurrence that, regardless of cause:
1. Results in, or may result in,
widespread or severe damage to property or injury to or the death of persons in
this State; and
2. As determined by:
(a) The Governor; or
(b) The governing body of a local government
pursuant to NRS 414.090 or an agreement
entered into pursuant to NRS 353.2739 and the Office pursuant to NRS 353.2753 ,
requires
immediate action to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of
this State.

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