Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 477.349 Notification of discontinuance of service. (NRS 477.030) A licensed company that is providing service relating to the installation or maintenance of a fire system, or both the installation and maintenance of a fire system, shall give 30-days’ written notice to the own…

NAC 477.350 Approval of equipment; compliance with standards; smoke alarms. (NRS 477.030, 477.033) 1. No fire system, device or component of any fire system may be sold, leased or installed in this State unless it is approved, labeled or listed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc., …

NAC 477.365 Fire alarm systems: Evidence of capability to provide service; agreement for maintenance; notification of discontinuance of service; plans and specifications; level of sound. (NRS 477.030) 1. The distributor or installer of a fire alarm system must submit evidence of …

NAC 477.370 Tags for recording installation, maintenance and inspection; notice and tag of impairment; notice and tag of deficiency; correction of deficiency. (NRS 477.030) 1. A tag for recording the installation, maintenance and inspection of a fire alarm system must be at least…

NAC 477.380 Applicability. (NRS 477.030, 477.033) The provisions of NAC 477.380 to 477.435, inclusive, do not apply to: 1. The filling or charging of a portable fire extinguisher before its initial sale by its manufacturer. 2. A person who maintains only his or her own portable f…

NAC 477.385 Licenses: Qualifications of licensee; classifications. (NRS 477.030, 477.033) 1. A firm that is licensed to install or maintain a portable fire extinguisher or fixed fire extinguishing system or sell at retail or provide as a part of other sales at retail a portable f…

NAC 477.390 Declaration of qualification. (NRS 477.030, 477.033) 1. In addition to the requirements set forth in NAC 477.385, any person who desires to engage in the installation, maintenance or inspection of an engineered or pre-engineered fixed extinguishing system must be decl…

NAC 477.395 Licenses and certificates: Application; fee; examination. (NRS 477.030, 477.033) 1. Application for a license or a certificate of registration must be made on forms prescribed by the State Fire Marshal. 2. Each application must be accompanied by the required fee and c…

NAC 477.400 New employees; termination of employment; change of address; annual report of registrants employed by firm. (NRS 477.030, 477.033) 1. The provisions of NAC 477.385 do not prohibit new employees of a licensed firm from performing service on portable fire extinguishers …

NAC 477.405 Approval of equipment; prohibited equipment; label required. (NRS 477.030) 1. No portable fire extinguisher or component of a fixed fire extinguishing system may be sold or leased in this State unless it has been approved, labeled or listed by Underwriters Laboratorie…

NAC 477.407 Advertising and sales: Devices for suppressing fire. (NRS 477.030) A device for suppressing fire must not be sold or advertised as a fire extinguisher, provided as part of other sales, or represented, either orally or by written word, to be a fire extinguisher unless …

NAC 477.409 Required equipment for each shop and vehicle used for service. (NRS 477.030) The following equipment must be located in each shop or vehicle used to service fire extinguishers and fixed fire extinguishing systems: 1. A dry compressor with a moisture monitor and pressu…

NAC 477.410 Installation, inspection, maintenance and repair; practice of swapping out prohibited; failure to comply. (NRS 477.030) 1. All installation, inspection, maintenance and repair of portable fire extinguishers and fixed fire extinguishing systems must be performed in acc…

NAC 477.415 Hydrostatic testing of fire extinguishers. (NRS 477.030) 1. Each person who performs hydrostatic testing of fire extinguishers manufactured in accordance with the specifications of the United States Department of Transportation must do so in accordance with the proced…

NAC 477.420 Replacement of extinguishers; failure to comply. (NRS 477.030) A licensee or registrant shall replace extinguishers removed from premises for servicing with spare extinguishers of equal or higher ratings during the period the extinguishers being serviced are removed. …

NAC 477.422 Response to call for service. (NRS 477.030) A licensed firm shall respond to a call for service from a customer, the State Fire Marshal or the authority having jurisdiction within 24 hours by sending a registrant with proper equipment to repair or replace the fire pro…

NAC 477.425 Service tags and labels; notice and tag of impairment; notice and tag of deficiency; correction of deficiency. (NRS 477.030, 477.085) 1. The tags used as records of service performed on portable fire extinguishers or fixed fire extinguishing systems must be at least 4…

NAC 477.427 Allegation of failure to install internal maintenance tag. (NRS 477.030) If a written complaint is filed with the State Fire Marshal alleging failure of an agency that performs service to install an internal maintenance tag the State Fire Marshal may require the compa…

NAC 477.430 Fixed fire extinguishing systems: Evidence of capability to provide service; written agreement for maintenance; plans and specifications. (NRS 477.030) 1. The installer shall submit evidence of his or her capability to repair, recharge and restore fixed fire extinguis…

NAC 477.435 Reports; new employees; termination of employment; change of address; change of location. (NRS 477.030) 1. Each licensed firm shall report to the State Fire Marshal on or before December 31 of each year the name and certificate number of each registrant in its employ.…

NAC 477.440 Compliance with statutes and regulations; approval required before construction, placement or relocation. (NRS 477.030) 1. Each portable building in this State must comply with all statutes and regulations relating to educational facilities or other occupancy classifi…

NAC 477.441 General requirements. (NRS 477.030) 1. A new or relocated portable building must: (a) Be placed on a surface which is: (1) Paved or composed of dirt or any other material which is noncombustible; and (2) Free of combustible material. (b) Have a skirt that is noncombus…

NAC 477.442 Safety requirements; approval of changes in use required; service of systems for heating, ventilating or air-conditioning. (NRS 477.030) 1. An existing portable building which has only one door to the exterior must be equipped with: (a) A system for emergency lighting…

NAC 477.444 Requirements for fire flow and fire hydrants. (NRS 477.030) 1. The authority having jurisdiction will designate the requirements for fire flow and approve the location of a site for a portable building based on the proximity and usability of available fire hydrants. I…

NAC 477.445 Maintenance of exterior areas. (NRS 477.030) The exterior areas around a portable building, including the areas under stairs or ramps, must be kept free and clear of accumulations of trash, weeds, dead grass, litter or any other flammable or combustible material, in a…

NAC 477.446 Access for vehicles. (NRS 477.030) Access for vehicles must be provided into any area where a portable building is located. Not less than two means of access which meet the requirements of the authority having jurisdiction or the International Fire Code, whichever is …

NAC 477.455 Approval of equipment; compliance with International Fire Code and certain standards. (NRS 477.030) 1. No component or device of an automatic sprinkler system may be sold, leased or installed in this State unless it has been approved, labeled or listed by Underwriters…

NAC 477.460 Inspections and testing; notice and tag of impairment; notice and tag of deficiency; correction of deficiency; notice of discontinuance of service. (NRS 477.030) 1. Each automatic fire sprinkler system must be inspected quarterly. One of the quarterly inspections must…

NAC 477.465 Evidence of capability to provide service; agreement for maintenance; plans and specifications; calculations; qualifications; letter of certification. (NRS 477.030, 477.033) 1. The distributor, installer or agency to provide service to customers must submit evidence o…

NAC 477.470 Tags for recording installation, maintenance and inspection; notice and tag of impairment; notice and tag of deficiency; correction of deficiency. (NRS 477.030) 1. A tag for recording the installation, maintenance and inspection of automatic sprinkler systems must be …

NAC 477.480 Applicability. (NRS 477.030) The provisions of this section and NAC 477.483 and 477.490 apply to all: 1. Persons within or conducting business within this State, without restriction. 2. Sprinkler systems and components installed after November 27, 1978, within one- an…

NAC 477.483 Requirements for installation. (NRS 477.030, 477.033) 1. A firm must be licensed by the State Fire Marshal and the State Contractors’ Board to install a fire sprinkler system in any one- or two-family dwelling or mobile home. 2. The installation of a system may not be…

NAC 477.490 Plans required before installation or modification. (NRS 477.030) 1. Plans must be submitted to and approved by the authority having jurisdiction before any system is installed or modified. Plans must contain: (a) The name of the company installing the system. (b) The…

NAC 477.540 Inspection and testing. (NRS 477.030) 1. The authority having jurisdiction may inspect a fire sprinkler system at any time during its installation. The authority having jurisdiction may witness any tests of the system. The licensed firm shall contact the authority hav…

NAC 477.550 Scope; applicability. (NRS 477.030) NAC 477.555: 1. Prescribes classifications for health care facilities to provide a basis for code approval of licensing pursuant to NRS 477.030 and chapter 449 of NRS. 2. Applies to all health care facilities in this State. [St. Fir…

NAC 477.555 Identification; occupancy. (NRS 477.030) 1. Institutional buildings are those used for: (a) Purposes such as medical or other treatment or care of persons suffering from a physical or mental illness, disease or infirmity; (b) The care of infants, convalescents or aged…

NAC 477.560 Device for detection of products of combustion. (NRS 477.030) In all medical facilities, custodial care facilities and restrained care facilities, a device for detection of the products of combustion, other than by detecting heat, must be installed pursuant to section…

NAC 477.562 General requirements. (NRS 477.030, 477.031) 1. The following requirements apply to child care facilities that require inspection and a certificate of compliance to be issued by the State Fire Marshal: (a) Plans for the construction of new facilities or the remodeling…

NAC 477.5625 Fee for issuance of certificate of compliance. (NRS 432A.180, 477.030, 477.031) The State Fire Marshal will charge a fee for the issuance of a certificate of compliance to a child care facility pursuant to NAC 477.562, which includes the fee for the inspection of the…

NAC 477.563 Classification. (NRS 477.030) The buildings used for child care facilities must be classified pursuant to the model codes approved by the State Fire Marshal. (Added to NAC by St. Fire Marshal, eff. 1-19-84; A 3-9-89; R220-99, 9-25-2000; R062-04, 9-3-2004)

NAC 477.564 Single-family residential occupancy interpreted. (NRS 477.030) 1. For the purposes of this chapter, a child care facility that is being used as a foster home and which provides care for not more than 15 children shall be deemed to be a single-family residential occupa…

NAC 477.566 Devices for detection of products of combustion. (NRS 477.030) Devices for the detection of the products of combustion, other than heat, must be installed in every building which is used for the care of children. The devices must be installed in accordance with sectio…

NAC 477.568 Automatic sprinkler system for certain child care facilities used after midnight. (NRS 477.030, 477.033) Child care facilities which are used for child care between the hours of 12 a.m. and 6 a.m. and care for seven or more children must have an automatic sprinkler sy…

NAC 477.571 Definitions. (NRS 477.030) As used in NAC 477.571 to 477.666, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 477.576 to 477.596, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by St. Fire Marshal, e…

NAC 477.576 “Commercial display” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Commercial display” of fireworks or flame effects means an event or function where the public or a private group is admitted or permitted to view the display or discharge of fireworks or flame effects. (Added to NAC by St. …

NAC 477.587 “Flame effects assistant” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Flame effects assistant” means a person who works under the supervision of a flame effects operator on flame effects before an audience. (Added to NAC by St. Fire Marshal by R207-99, eff. 2-7-2000)

NAC 477.5875 “Flame effects before an audience” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Flame effects before an audience” means the combustion of flammable solids, liquids or gases to produce thermal, physical, visual or audible phenomenon for entertainment, exhibition, demonstration or simulati…