Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 472.160 Formation and establishment within county fire protection district; approval of petition; recommendations; annual evaluation. (NRS 474.518) 1. Any business entity or cooperative or any two or more persons who own, lease, produce agriculture on or occupy property locat…

NAC 472.170 Three-way agreement by board of directors or board of fire commissioners. (NRS 472.060, 472.070) 1. A board of directors or board of fire commissioners of a county fire protection district may enter into a three-way agreement with a rangeland fire protection associati…

NAC 477.010 Definitions. (NRS 477.030, 477.085) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 477.025 to 477.270, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Supplied in codification; A by St. Fire Marshal…

NAC 477.020 “Alarm service” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Alarm service” means the service required following: 1. The manual operation of a fire alarm box; 2. The transmission of an alarm indicating the operation of protective equipment or systems, the discharge of carbon dioxide or th…

NAC 477.025 “Alarm signal” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Alarm signal” means a signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action such as an alarm of fire from a manual box, a water flow alarm, an alarm from an automatic fire alarm system or other emergency signal. [St. Fire Mar…

NAC 477.030 “Alter” and “alteration” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Alter” and “alteration” mean any change, modification or deviation in construction or occupancy. [St. Fire Marshal, § 1.1106, eff. 11-27-78]

NAC 477.045 “Approved” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Approved” means that the State Fire Marshal has approved a practice or piece of equipment as the result of investigation and tests conducted under his or her supervision or by reason of accepted principles or tests by national author…

NAC 477.050 “Assembly” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Assembly” means the gathering together of 100 or more persons in drinking or dining establishments or 50 or more persons in any other place for any purpose. [St. Fire Marshal, § 1.1110, eff. 11-27-78]

NAC 477.052 “Authority having jurisdiction” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Authority having jurisdiction” means: 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 or 3, the State Fire Marshal. 2. A local government in a county whose population is 100,000 or more or which has been converte…

NAC 477.053 “Board” defined. (NRS 477.085) “Board” means the State Board of Fire Services. (Added to NAC by St. Bd. of Fire Services by R124-13, eff. 6-26-2015)

NAC 477.055 “Building” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Building” means any structure erected for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or property. [St. Fire Marshal, § 1.1111, eff. 11-27-78]

NAC 477.060 “Building official” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Building official” means the official of the State or a political subdivision charged with the administration of a building code. [St. Fire Marshal, § 1.1112, eff. 11-27-78]

NAC 477.061 “Campus” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Campus” means the area and buildings owned or controlled by a university, college or school. (Added to NAC by St. Fire Marshal by R132-18, eff. 2-27-2020)

NAC 477.062 “Category 2 resident” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Category 2 resident” has the meaning ascribed to it in NAC 449.1595. (Added to NAC by St. Fire Marshal by R123-13, eff. 1-16-2015)

NAC 477.065 “Certificate” and “certificate of registration” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Certificate” and “certificate of registration” means a document issued by the State Fire Marshal to a person who has passed the prescribed tests which grants conditional permission to perform the …

NAC 477.070 “Chief” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Chief” means the chief officer of the fire department serving a jurisdiction or his or her authorized representative. [St. Fire Marshal, § 1.1114, eff. 11-27-78]

NAC 477.077 “Child care facility” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Child care facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432A.024. (Added to NAC by St. Fire Marshal, eff. 3-9-89)

NAC 477.080 “Combination paging alarm system” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Combination paging alarm system” means a fire alarm system designed to provide a general fire alarm and voice communication. The system may be used in whole or in part in common with another signaling system su…

NAC 477.082 “Complex” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Complex” means a group of buildings, including, without limitation, apartments, hospitals and government facilities, that are located near each other and used for a particular purpose. (Added to NAC by St. Fire Marshal by R132-18, eff…

NAC 477.085 “Custodial care facility” defined. (NRS 477.030) 1. “Custodial care facility” means a building or a part of a building which is used for lodging or boarding six or more persons who are incapable of caring for themselves because of age or physical or mental limitations…

NAC 477.086 “Deficiency” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Deficiency” means, for the purpose of any fire protection equipment for the protection of life and property, a condition that: 1. Will or has the potential to adversely impact the performance of the fire system or a unit or portion…

NAC 477.087 “Division” and “State Fire Marshal Division” defined. (NRS 477.085) “Division” and “State Fire Marshal Division” mean the State Fire Marshal Division of the Department of Public Safety. (Added to NAC by St. Bd. of Fire Services by R124-13, eff. 6-26-2015)

NAC 477.090 “Dry system” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Dry system” means a sprinkler system employing automatic sprinklers attached to a piping system containing air or inert gas under atmospheric or higher pressures in which loss of pressure from the opening of a sprinkler or detectio…

NAC 477.095 “Dwelling” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Dwelling” means any structure which contains one or two dwelling units intended to be used for human occupancy. [St. Fire Marshal, § 1.1119, eff. 11-27-78]

NAC 477.100 “Dwelling unit” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Dwelling unit” means a single unit which has provisions for living and sleeping and which may provide for cooking and sanitation. [St. Fire Marshal, § 1.1120, eff. 11-27-78]

NAC 477.103 “Fire extinguisher” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Fire extinguisher” means a device: 1. Containing powder, liquid or gases that can be expelled under pressure to suppress or extinguish a fire; 2. Which is tested, listed or approved by the Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Und…

NAC 477.1035 “Fire hydrant” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Fire hydrant” means a water supply system with a valve connection that has at least one outlet that is used to supply water to a hose or pumper tanker for a fire department. (Added to NAC by St. Fire Marshal by R090-10, eff. 12-…

NAC 477.104 “Fire system” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Fire system” means a group of devices designed to provide protection from fire, or for the suppression or detection of fire. (Added to NAC by St. Fire Marshal, eff. 2-17-94)

NAC 477.105 “Fixed hood system” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Fixed hood system” means a fixed fire extinguishing system which is utilized in the hood and duct system over cooking equipment. [St. Fire Marshal, § 1.1121, eff. 11-27-78]—(NAC A by R048-24, 9-16-2024)

NAC 477.125 “Hydrostatic testing” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Hydrostatic testing” means a test under pressure of the required strength of a container by hydrostatic methods. [St. Fire Marshal, § 1.1125, eff. 11-27-78]

NAC 477.133 “Impair” or “impairment” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Impair” or “impairment” means, for the purpose of any fire protection equipment for the protection of life and property, a condition: 1. In which the fire system or a unit or portion thereof is not in good working order…

NAC 477.135 “Inspection” defined. (NRS 477.030, 477.031) “Inspection” means the examination of: 1. The occupancy of any building, facility, dwelling or other structure and the uses or processes associated with such occupancy to determine whether the occupancy complies with the fi…

NAC 477.137 “Installer of medical gas systems” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Installer of medical gas systems” means a person who works for a company that is licensed by the State Fire Marshal to install medical gas distribution systems and whose work includes, without limitation, the …

NAC 477.138 “International Building Code” defined. (NRS 477.030) “International Building Code” means the code published by the International Code Council. [St. Fire Marshal, § 1.1151, eff. 11-27-78]—(NAC A by R062-04, 9-3-2004)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 477.250)

NAC 477.139 “International Fire Code” defined. (NRS 477.030) “International Fire Code” means the code published by the International Code Council. [St. Fire Marshal, § 1.1152, eff. 11-27-78]—(NAC A by R062-04, 9-3-2004)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 477.255)

NAC 477.1395 “International Wildland-Urban Interface Code” defined. (NRS 477.030) “International Wildland-Urban Interface Code” means the code published by the International Code Council. (Added to NAC by St. Fire Marshal by R090-10, eff. 12-30-2011)

NAC 477.140 “Jurisdiction” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Jurisdiction” means any county, city, town, district or other political subdivision in the State. [St. Fire Marshal, § 1.1128, eff. 11-27-78]

NAC 477.146 “License” defined. (NRS 477.030) “License” means a license granted to a firm by the State Fire Marshal to perform certain tasks or work in an area regulated by the State Fire Marshal. (Added to NAC by St. Fire Marshal, eff. 3-9-89)

NAC 477.150 “Maintenance” defined. (NRS 477.030) 1. “Maintenance” means repair service, including periodic inspections and tests, required to keep the protective signaling system and automatic sprinkler systems and their component parts in an operative condition at all times, tog…

NAC 477.155 “NFPA” defined. (NRS 477.030) “NFPA” means the National Fire Protection Association. [St. Fire Marshal, § 1.1131, eff. 11-27-78]—(NAC A by R048-24, 9-16-2024)

NAC 477.165 “Owner” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Owner” means a person who owns property and the person’s authorized agent or attorney, a purchaser, devisee or fiduciary and a person having a vested or contingent interest in the property. [St. Fire Marshal, § 1.1133, eff. 11-27-78]

NAC 477.167 “Person” defined. (NRS 477.085) “Person” means: 1. A natural person. 2. Any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity, including, without limitation, a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, association, trust or uninco…

NAC 477.170 “Pipe” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Pipe” includes pipe and tubing. [St. Fire Marshal, § 1.1135, eff. 11-27-78]

NAC 477.172 “Portable building” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Portable building” means a structure that is used as a classroom or for any other purpose relating to education and which is intended to be moveable, whether manufactured on the site or elsewhere or purchased for or converte…

NAC 477.175 “Portable fire extinguisher” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Portable fire extinguisher” means any approved device capable of being moved from place to place which contains dry chemicals, fluids or gases for the purpose of extinguishing fires and the means for application of …

NAC 477.180 “Pre-engineered system” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Pre-engineered system” means a packaged system of components designed to be installed according to pretested limitations as listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory or as determined by the State Fire Marshal.…

NAC 477.185 “Protective signaling system” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Protective signaling system” means electrically operated circuits, instruments and devices, together with the necessary electrical energy, designed to transmit fire alarms and supervisory and trouble signals necess…