Nevada · Fire code

The fire code in force in Nevada now.

2024 International Fire Code (appendices B, C, D, F, H) with Nevada amendments, plus 2024 IBC/IEBC/IWUIC, UMC/UPC and listed NFPA standards, adopted by the State Fire Marshal in NAC 477.281 (LCB File R205-24). Enforced by Nevada State Fire Marshal Division in counties under 100,000 population, in state-owned/occupied buildings, and where a local fire chief requests it; local fire officials enforce in Clark and Washoe counties (NRS 477.030). Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.

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Fire code in Nevada

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In force

2024 International Fire Code (appendices B, C, D, F, H) with Nevada amendments, plus 2024 IBC/IEBC/IWUIC, UMC/UPC and listed NFPA standards, adopted by the State Fire Marshal in NAC 477.281 (LCB File R205-24)

R205-24 (filed Feb 27, 2026) replaced the 2018 editions; NAC 477.283 amends the IFC (e.g., high-rise threshold 55 ft, not 75 ft). Clark and Washoe county jurisdictions (Las Vegas, Henderson, Reno) adopt their own editions as separate overlays.

Source: primary document

Who enforces it

Nevada State Fire Marshal Division in counties under 100,000 population, in state-owned/occupied buildings, and where a local fire chief requests it; local fire officials enforce in Clark and Washoe counties (NRS 477.030)

Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.

What changes next

IFC 2024 since Feb 27, 2026

In force since filing Feb 27, 2026; SFM has announced a future NAC workshop (fee increases, fire-code review) with no date posted

The federal layer

No federal fire code applies to a private building; OSHA's exit-route, fire-extinguisher and emergency-plan rules (29 CFR 1910 Subparts E and L) apply to every employer alongside the state fire code.

Questions about the fire code in Nevada

Which fire code applies in Nevada today?

2024 International Fire Code (appendices B, C, D, F, H) with Nevada amendments, plus 2024 IBC/IEBC/IWUIC, UMC/UPC and listed NFPA standards, adopted by the State Fire Marshal in NAC 477.281 (LCB File R205-24). R205-24 (filed Feb 27, 2026) replaced the 2018 editions; NAC 477.283 amends the IFC (e.g., high-rise threshold 55 ft, not 75 ft). Clark and Washoe county jurisdictions (Las Vegas, Henderson, Reno) adopt their own editions as separate overlays.

Who enforces the fire code in Nevada?

Nevada State Fire Marshal Division in counties under 100,000 population, in state-owned/occupied buildings, and where a local fire chief requests it; local fire officials enforce in Clark and Washoe counties (NRS 477.030).

What changes next for the fire code in Nevada?

IFC 2024 since Feb 27, 2026. In force since filing Feb 27, 2026; SFM has announced a future NAC workshop (fee increases, fire-code review) with no date posted