The Nevada Division of Emergency Management and the state's Department of Health and Human Services will be temporarily aligned with the Nevada Office of the Military for the duration of the COVID-19 public health crisis to ensure the entirety of Nevada’s state government is used effectively and efficiently in response to this unprecedented emergency situation, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Monday.
The measure is effective immediately.
The Office of the Military is led by Major General Ondra L. Berry, the Adjutant General for the Nevada National Guard and State of Nevada. The Governor has not formally activated the Nevada National Guard for the COVID-19 response at this time. “Now, more than ever, we must work as a team to deliver locally executed, state managed, and federally supported solutions to the COVID-19 crisis,” said Gov. Sisolak.