Nev. Admin. Code § 477.2835 - Training of firefighters: Compliance with national standards
1. Fire departments that provide training to
firefighters using techniques or exercises which involve the use of fire or any
device that produces or may be used to produce fire must follow the
requirements set forth in N.F.P.A. Standard 1403, as adopted by reference in
NAC 477.281, on live fire-training
evolutions.
2. Each person directly
supervising a live fire-training evolution and each person managing a training
program involving live fire-training evolutions must hold a certification from
the State Fire Marshal as a Fire Service Instructor II or higher, as described
in N.F.P.A. Standard 1041, as adopted by reference in subsection 5.
3. The construction of each structure used
for a live fire-training evolution must comply with the requirements set forth
in N.F.P.A. Standard 1403, as adopted by reference in NAC
477.281, including, without
limitation, design oversight and periodic inspection conducted by a person
licensed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 625 of NRS who is working
within his or her area of expertise.
4. Any evaluation, inspection or modification
of an acquired structure that is to be used for a live fire-training evolution
must comply with the requirements set forth in N.F.P.A. Standard 1403, as
adopted by reference in NAC
477.281.
5. The State Fire Marshal hereby adopts by
reference N.F.P.A. Standard 1041, 2019 edition, of the National Fire Code and
any subsequent revision of the publication that has been approved by the State
Fire Marshal for use in this State. Each revision of the publication shall be
deemed approved by the State Fire Marshal unless the State Fire Marshal
disapproves of the revision within 180 days after the date of publication of
the revision. A copy of the most recent publication of the standard will be
available for inspection at the main office of the State Fire Marshal and may
be obtained, free of charge, at the Internet address http://www.nfpa.org .
6. The State Fire Marshal will:
(a) Review each revision of the publication
described in subsection 5 to ensure its suitability for this State;
and
(b) File a copy of each
revision of the publication described in subsection 5 that the State Fire
Marshal approves with the Secretary of State and the State Library, Archives
and Public Records Administrator.
7. A local government, city, town, county or
district which establishes a paid full-time or part-time fire department that
has been given the responsibility of organizing and deploying fire suppression
operations, emergency medical operations and special operations to the public
shall follow the minimum training requirements of personnel as set forth in
N.F.P.A. 1001, as adopted by reference in NAC
477.281.
8. A local government, city, town, county or
district which establishes a volunteer fire department that has been given the
responsibility of organizing and deploying fire suppression operations,
emergency medical operations and special operations to the public shall follow
the minimum training requirements of personnel as set forth in N.F.P.A. 1720,
as adopted by reference in NAC
477.281.
9. The owner or operator of an industrial,
commercial, institutional or similar property which establishes a facility fire
brigade shall follow the minimum training requirements of personnel as set
forth in N.F.P.A. 600, as adopted by reference in NAC
477.281, and the minimum job
performance requirements for industrial fire brigade personnel as set forth in
N.F.P.A. 1081, as adopted by reference in NAC
477.281.
10. A state or local government, city, town,
county or district which establishes a fire protection organization on the
management of wildland fire suppression or which, through an agreement,
responds to wildland fires shall follow the minimum training requirements of
personnel as set forth in N.F.P.A. 1051 and 1143, as adopted by reference in
NAC 477.281, or as set forth by the
National Wildlife Coordinating Group.
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