N.D. Cent. Code § 37-17.1-02.1 (2025)
The department of emergency services consists of a division of the state emergency communications center, and a division of homeland security and emergency management. The adjutant general is the director of the department. The adjutant general shall provide for shared administration of both divisions. The adjutant general shall appoint a separate director of each division. A division director serves at the pleasure of the adjutant general. The adjutant general shall fix the compensation of a division director within limits of legislative appropriation.