By Jeff German, Las Vegas Review-Journal

State officials have created a task force to spur oversight of casino emergency response plans following the Oct. 1 massacre outside Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip.

The effort is a result of a Review-Journal investigation last month that found the Nevada Division of Emergency Management for years had not reviewed the plans for most casinos in Nevada.

The task force will conduct its first meeting next week, Caleb Cage, the division’s chief, told members of the Nevada Homeland Security Commission on Monday.

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