Hudson, NH Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)
Key Facts
- Smoke detector certificate fee
- $50
- Failed-inspection reinspection fee
- $15
- Adopted code
- NFPA Fire Prevention Code, 2000 ed.
- Enforcing agency
- Hudson Fire Department
Summary
Hudson, New Hampshire enforces smoke-alarm standards through its adopted NFPA Fire Prevention Code, and the Fire Department charges $50 to issue a smoke detector certificate, with a $15 reinspection fee if the initial inspection fails.
A certain document, one copy of which is on file in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Hudson, being marked and designated as "The NFPA Fire Prevention Code, 2000 edition," as published by the National Fire Protection Association, is hereby adopted as part of the Fire Prevention Code of the Town of Hudson, in the State of New Hampshire. The NFPA Fire Prevention Code, 2000 edition, is adopted in its entirety with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 210-2.4 of this article. ... Smoke detector certificate: $50. ... Reinspection for noncompliance or failure: $15.
Full Breakdown
4. 1's stated purpose of safeguarding life and property from fire hazards. The Fire Department's fee schedule confirms how that requirement is verified in practice: § 205-4E sets a $50 fee for a smoke detector certificate, and § 205-4L sets a separate $15 fee for a reinspection after noncompliance or failure of the initial inspection. Any amendment the Board of Selectmen makes to the adopted Fire Prevention Code, including provisions touching smoke alarms, must go through the public-hearing process set out in § 210-21, with notice under RSA 675:7 and final approval by the Selectmen recorded with the Town Clerk, so the adopted 2000 edition standard is the operative one absent a later recorded amendment.
Violations & Fines
A structure that fails its smoke-detector certification inspection is subject to a $15 reinspection fee under § 205-4L before the certificate can be issued. Because smoke-alarm compliance sits inside Hudson's adopted Fire Prevention Code, the Fire Chief enforces it with the same authority as the rest of Chapter 210, and general Fire Prevention Code violations are handled through the Fire Chief's inspection and enforcement powers described in that chapter.
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