Springdale, AR Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)
Key Facts
- Locations required
- Every bedroom, hallway, and story
- Power source
- Building wiring plus battery backup
- Interconnection
- One alarm triggers all alarms
- Citation
- Springdale Code of Ordinances § 91-170
Summary
Springdale's fire prevention code requires smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on every story of a dwelling, including basements, under Sec. 91-170.
Single or multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed and maintained in groups R-2, R-3, R-4 and in dwellings not regulated in group R occupancies, regardless of occupant load at all of the following locations: (1) On the ceiling or wall outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of bedrooms. (2) In each room used for sleeping purposes. (3) In each story within a dwelling unit, including basements and cellars but not including crawl spaces and uninhabitable attics.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 145).
Full Breakdown
Under Springdale Code of Ordinances § 91-170, single- or multiple-station smoke alarms are mandatory in residential occupancies (groups R-2, R-3, R-4) and other dwellings regardless of occupant load. Required locations are the ceiling or wall outside each separate sleeping area, inside every room used for sleeping, and on every story of the dwelling unit including basements and cellars (crawl spaces and uninhabitable attics excepted). Section 91-171 further requires primary power from building wiring with battery backup, and Section 91-172 requires interconnection so that activating one alarm sounds every alarm in the unit.
Violations & Fines
Missing or nonfunctional alarms in a required location are enforced under the city's general fire-code penalty provisions, subject to correction orders and fines under Sec. 1-9, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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