Las Vegas, NV Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)

080, "Safety precautions," sets the fire and life-safety standards every licensed short-term residential rental in the City must meet before and during operation. Subsection (C) is the smoke alarm rule: all sleeping rooms shall be equipped with smoke alarms and shall be installed in accordance with applicable codes, and the operator must keep a record of monthly testing and battery replacement available for inspection by the Fire Prevention Division, making the requirement an ongoing maintenance duty, not a one-time install. Subsection (A) requires an evacuation map and procedures list in every guest sleeping room, at least 10 by 8 inches, mounted horizontally in a durable frame, with a "you are here" star, a directional arrow to the nearest exit, and the location of every fire extinguisher marked.

Subsection (B) requires at least one fire extinguisher in the kitchen under the sink, one in any garage mounted no higher than 48 inches above the floor, and one on each additional floor level, each with a current service tag from a Nevada Fire Marshal-certified contractor. Subsection (D) pairs the smoke alarm duty with a carbon monoxide alarm requirement, and Subsection (E) requires the whole unit to comply with the City's adopted building-related and technical codes under Title 16. Because smoke alarms sit in the STR safety-precautions Section rather than a general residential code, the monthly testing log is what an inspector actually checks, not just the presence of an alarm. 120.