Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 477 - State Fire Marshal
NRS 477.030 - Duties; powers; applicability of regulations in certain counties.


1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the State Fire Marshal shall enforce all laws and adopt regulations relating to:
(a) The prevention of fire.
(b) The storage and use of:
(1) Combustibles, flammables and fireworks; and
(2) Explosives in any commercial construction, but not in mining or the control of avalanches,
under those circumstances that are not otherwise regulated by the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry pursuant to NRS 618.890.
(c) The safety, access, means and adequacy of exit in case of fire from mental and penal institutions, facilities for the care of children, foster homes, residential facilities for groups, facilities for intermediate care, nursing homes, hospitals, schools, all buildings, except private residences, which are occupied for sleeping purposes, buildings used for public assembly and all other buildings where large numbers of persons work, live or congregate for any purpose. As used in this paragraph, "public assembly" means a building or a portion of a building used for the gathering together of 50 or more persons for purposes of deliberation, education, instruction, worship, entertainment, amusement or awaiting transportation, or the gathering together of 100 or more persons in establishments for drinking or dining.
(d) The suppression and punishment of arson and fraudulent claims or practices in connection with fire losses.
(e) The maintenance and testing of:
(1) Fire dampers, smoke dampers and combination fire and smoke dampers; and
(2) Smoke control systems.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 12, the regulations of the State Fire Marshal apply throughout the State, but except with respect to state-owned or state-occupied buildings, the State Fire Marshal’s authority to enforce them or conduct investigations under this chapter does not extend to a school district except as otherwise provided in NRS 393.110, or a county whose population is 100,000 or more or which has been converted into a consolidated municipality, except in those local jurisdictions in those counties where the State Fire Marshal is requested to exercise that authority by the chief officer of the organized fire department of that jurisdiction or except as otherwise provided in a regulation adopted pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2.
2. The State Fire Marshal may:
(a) Set standards for equipment and appliances pertaining to fire safety or to be used for fire protection within this State, including the threads used on fire hose couplings and hydrant fittings; and
(b) Adopt regulations based on nationally recognized standards setting forth the requirements for fire departments to provide training to firefighters using techniques or exercises that involve the use of fire or any device that produces or may be used to produce fire.
3. The State Fire Marshal shall cooperate with the State Forester Firewarden in the mitigation of the risk of a fire hazard from vegetation in this State pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 472.040.
4. The State Fire Marshal shall cooperate with the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services in establishing reasonable minimum standards for overseeing the safety of and directing the means and adequacy of exit in case of fire from foster homes.
5. The State Fire Marshal shall coordinate all activities conducted pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §§ 2201 et seq. and receive and distribute money allocated by the United States pursuant to that act.
6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 10, the State Fire Marshal shall:
(a) Investigate any fire which occurs in a county other than one whose population is 100,000 or more or which has been converted into a consolidated municipality, and from which a death results or which is of a suspicious nature.
(b) Investigate any fire which occurs in a county whose population is 100,000 or more or which has been converted into a consolidated municipality, and from which a death results or which is of a suspicious nature, if requested to do so by the chief officer of the fire department in whose jurisdiction the fire occurs.
(c) Cooperate with the Commissioner of Insurance, the Attorney General and the Fraud Control Unit for Insurance established pursuant to NRS 228.412 in any investigation of a fraudulent claim under an insurance policy for any fire of a suspicious nature.
(d) Cooperate with any local fire department in the investigation of any report received pursuant to NRS 629.045.
(e) Provide specialized training in investigating the causes of fires if requested to do so by the chief officer of an organized fire department.
7. The State Fire Marshal shall put the National Fire Incident Reporting System into effect throughout the State and publish at least annually a summary of data collected under the System.
8. The State Fire Marshal shall provide assistance and materials to local authorities, upon request, for the establishment of programs for public education and other fire prevention activities.
9. The State Fire Marshal shall:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 12 and NRS 393.110, assist in checking plans and specifications for construction;
(b) Provide specialized training to local fire departments; and
(c) Assist local governments in drafting regulations and ordinances,
on request or as the State Fire Marshal deems necessary.
10. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, in a county other than one whose population is 100,000 or more or which has been converted into a consolidated municipality, the State Fire Marshal shall, upon request by a local government, delegate to the local government by interlocal agreement all or a portion of the State Fire Marshal’s authority or duties if the local government’s personnel and programs are, as determined by the State Fire Marshal, equally qualified to perform those functions. If a local government fails to maintain the qualified personnel and programs in accordance with such an agreement, the State Fire Marshal shall revoke the agreement. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to the authority of the State Fire Marshal to adopt regulations pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2.
11. The State Fire Marshal may, as a public safety officer or as a technical expert on issues relating to hazardous materials, participate in any local, state or federal team or task force that is established to conduct enforcement and interdiction activities involving:
(a) Commercial trucking;
(b) Environmental crimes;
(c) Explosives and pyrotechnics;
(d) Drugs or other controlled substances; or
(e) Any similar activity specified by the State Fire Marshal.
12. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any regulations of the State Fire Marshal concerning matters relating to building codes, including, without limitation, matters relating to the construction, maintenance or safety of buildings, structures and property in this State:
(a) Do not apply in a county whose population is 700,000 or more which has adopted a code at least as stringent as the International Fire Code, the International Building Code and the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, published by the International Code Council. To maintain the exemption from the applicability of the regulations of the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this subsection, the code of the county must be at least as stringent as the most recently published edition of the International Fire Code, the International Building Code and the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code within 2 years after publication of such an edition.
(b) Apply in a county described in paragraph (a) with respect to state-owned or state-occupied buildings or public schools in the county and in those local jurisdictions in the county in which the State Fire Marshal is requested to exercise that authority by the chief executive officer of that jurisdiction. As used in this paragraph, "public school" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 385.007.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 961; A 1967, 152; 1973, 301, 1166, 1406; 1975, 10, 567, 1575; 1977, 1465; 1979, 125, 1331; 1983, 1389; 1985, 329, 1762; 1987, 2281; 1989, 1928; 1991, 1897; 1993, 334, 581, 2725, 2739; 1999, 1075, 1858; 2001, 125, 1101, 1992; 2005, 1253; 2007, 1093, 3102; 2009, 1491, 2747; 2011, 1285; 2013, 1455; 2019, 3149; 2021, 629)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 477 - State Fire Marshal

NRS 477.010 - State Fire Marshal Division: Establishment and composition.

NRS 477.013 - Appointment of State Fire Marshal, assistant, deputies and other employees.

NRS 477.014 - Appointment of special deputies; duties.

NRS 477.030 - Duties; powers; applicability of regulations in certain counties.

NRS 477.031 - Fees for services and regulatory activities: Adoption by regulation; deposit; use.

NRS 477.032 - Regulations concerning registration of qualified interior designers who provide interior materials and furnishings regulated by building code; contents of regulations; eligibility.

NRS 477.0325 - Required consultation before adoption of regulations concerning buildings or structures.

NRS 477.033 - License: Requirements; application; fee; hearing.

NRS 477.035 - Inspection of state buildings; duties of State Public Works Board; regulations.

NRS 477.037 - Library: Establishment; maintenance; materials; fees for use.

NRS 477.039 - Training programs; agreements; acceptance of gifts, grants, services or property; charging of fees.

NRS 477.045 - Hazardous materials: Training program for response to spills; permit for storage; surcharge for permit.

NRS 477.047 - Hazardous materials: Establishment of mobile training team to train volunteer firefighters to respond to incidents.

NRS 477.050 - Report to Governor; legislative recommendations.

NRS 477.071 - "Board" defined.

NRS 477.073 - Creation; members; qualifications of members; terms of members; vacancies; officers; meetings; compensation of members; administrative support.

NRS 477.080 - Duties.

NRS 477.085 - Powers.

NRS 477.090 - Proposed training and certification programs for emergency response personnel: Submission; evaluation; contents; effect of approval.

NRS 477.091 - "Governing body" defined.

NRS 477.093 - Duties of owners and operators of buildings equipped with fire dampers, smoke dampers or combination fire and smoke dampers.

NRS 477.095 - Duties of technicians who inspect fire dampers, smoke dampers or combination fire and smoke dampers.

NRS 477.097 - Duties of owners and operators of buildings equipped with smoke control systems.

NRS 477.099 - Duties of technicians who inspect smoke control systems.

NRS 477.100 - "Authority" defined.

NRS 477.110 - Limitations on local ordinances requiring changes.

NRS 477.120 - Exits, open stairways and vertical shafts.

NRS 477.130 - Fire alarms.

NRS 477.140 - Smoke detectors; openings used to supply air.

NRS 477.150 - Fire sprinklers; elevators; posting of floor numbers and route for evacuation; heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and paging systems.

NRS 477.160 - Buildings used for public assembly.

NRS 477.170 - Facilities for landing helicopters on top of buildings.

NRS 477.172 - Definitions. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.174 - "Agent" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.176 - "Cigarette" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.178 - "Manufacturer" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.182 - "Retail dealer" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.184 - "Sale" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.186 - "Sell" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.188 - "Wholesale dealer" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.192 - Sale of cigarettes prohibited unless cigarettes are tested and certified; alternative testing; reports; regulations of State Fire Marshal. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarette...

NRS 477.194 - Submission of written certification to State Fire Marshal concerning cigarettes intended for sale in this State; availability of certification; fees; retesting. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards f...

NRS 477.196 - Notification of agents, wholesale dealers and retail dealers concerning certified cigarettes. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.198 - Marking packages of certified cigarettes; inspection of marked packages. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.202 - Prohibited sale of cigarettes; civil penalties; seizure of cigarettes; petition for injunctive relief; recovery of costs and damages. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes bec...

NRS 477.204 - Regulations.

NRS 477.206 - Inspection by Department of Taxation. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.208 - Examination of records. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.210 - Cigarette Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Fund.

NRS 477.214 - Uniformity of laws; sales of cigarettes outside this State. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.220 - Definitions.

NRS 477.221 - "Apprentice fire performer" defined.

NRS 477.222 - "Fire performer" defined.

NRS 477.223 - Certificate of registration: Qualifications; application; issuance; renewal; fees; duration.

NRS 477.2233 - Preliminary determination of whether person’s criminal history will disqualify person from obtaining certificate of registration.

NRS 477.2235 - Renewal of certificate of registration; information required; grounds for denial.

NRS 477.224 - Supervision of apprentice fire performer.

NRS 477.225 - Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of certificate of registration; duty of State Fire Marshal. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiri...

NRS 477.226 - Suspension of certificate of registration for failure to pay support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of certificate. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each...

NRS 477.240 - Administrative citation: Issuance; substance; compliance; administrative fines; sanctions; criminal penalty.

NRS 477.245 - Contest of administrative citation: Time limit; effect of failure to contest citation within time limit; extension of time to contest citation; service of citation.

NRS 477.250 - Criminal penalty for violation of chapter; each day of violation constitutes separate offense.