Clark County has adopted the 2024 International Fire Code and 2024 International Residential Code with Southern Nevada amendments. Smoke alarms are required in every sleeping room, outside each separate sleeping area, and on every story including basements.
Under CCC §13.04 (Fire Code) and the companion Building Code (Title 22), the locally adopted International Residential Code R314 governs smoke alarm placement in single-family homes. Smoke alarms must be installed (1) in each sleeping room, (2) outside each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms, and (3) on each additional story of the dwelling, including basements and habitable attics. In new construction or substantial alteration (where the value exceeds $1,000 and the work requires a permit), alarms must be hardwired and interconnected so when one alarm activates all alarms sound. Battery-only alarms are allowed in existing dwellings without alteration. Carbon monoxide alarms are required outside each separate sleeping area in dwellings with fuel-fired appliances or attached garages (IRC R315). STR operators under Chapter 7.100 must maintain functional smoke and CO alarms as a condition of license.
Failure to install or maintain required smoke alarms is a fire code violation under CCC §13.04 — misdemeanor up to $1,000 / 6 months. Landlords face additional civil liability and lease implications under NRS Chapter 118A. STR operators without functional alarms can lose their Chapter 7.100 license.
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