Liability of person, firm, association or agency for damage by fire.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 472.530
in effectExcept as otherwise provided in NRS 527.126, any person, firm, association or agency which, personally or through another, willfully, negligently or in violation of the law:
1. Sets fire to the property, whether privately or publicly owned, of another;
2. Allows fire to be set to the property, whether privately or publicly owned, of another; or
3. Allows a fire kindled or attended by the person, firm, association or agency to escape to the property, whether privately or publicly owned, of another,
Ê is liable to the owner of the property for the damages caused by the fire.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-472.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026