“If we hadn’t had them (Clark County) on board, we would have been in trouble,” Lincoln County Commissioner Varlin Higbee said Saturday.
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The incident command post, the main first responder area of the three being set up for the Storm Area 51 events is comprised of over a dozen federal, state and local agencies.
The “Storm Area 51” events planned for Lincoln County will pile up a hefty bill, and officials could pursue legal action against Facebook and the original event organizers to recoup some of that.
The Area 51 Basecamp event in Hiko and Alienstock in Rachel are expected to drum up traffic congestion, causing drivers long waits in their vehicles in mainly rural areas.
The last-minute switch in affiliation by the creator of Storm Area 51 has led to bad blood between those involved in competing events, and allegations of dirty dealing by both sides.
Gov. Steve Sisolak said he’s been in contact with state and local agencies, including the Nevada National Guard, in regards to the planned “Storm Area 51” events.
Nye County will make an emergency declaration Thursday ahead of the planned “Storm Area 51” event next month.
Keeping U.S. Highways 93 and 95 are priority for NDOT, as keeping traffic flowing smoothly on those state highways is important.
Not wanting to leave anything to chance, Lincoln County pre-signed a declaration of emergency Monday to prepare for apossible surge of visitors to the desolate area ahead of a pair of events tied to the “Storm Area 51” phenomenon .
Officials from Lincoln and Nye counties where proposed “Storm Area 51” events would occur are bracing for the possible impacts the influx of visitors will have on the areas.