{"id":"us-nv-clark","name":"Clark County","kind":"county","parent":"us-nv","license":"CC-BY-4.0","placeNode":"/places/us-nv-clark.json","statePage":"/places/nevada/","record":{"type":"local-code","topics":["construction","fire-access"],"sources":[{"title":"Clark County Ordinance 5320 Wildland-Urban Interface Code","url":"https://weddings.vegas/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ORD-5320.pdf","publisher":"Clark County, Nevada","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","documentDate":"2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z"},{"title":"Clark County Code and ordinances","url":"https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/elected_officials/county_clerk/county-code","publisher":"Clark County, Nevada","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z"},{"title":"Clark County jurisdiction locator","url":"https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/business/doing_business_with_clark_county/divisions/sports_and_special_events/clark-county-jurisdiction-locator","publisher":"Clark County, 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open.","adoptedOn":"2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z","effectiveOn":"2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","requirementIds":["iwuic-2024-class-1-2-20-minute-exterior-door","iwuic-2024-class-1-2-class-a-roof-assembly","iwuic-2024-class-1-2-multilayered-glazing","iwuic-2024-class-1-2-noncombustible-deck","iwuic-2024-class-1-2-noncombustible-exterior-door","iwuic-2024-class-1-2-noncombustible-exterior-wall","iwuic-2024-class-1-2-solid-core-exterior-door","iwuic-2024-class-1-noncombustible-eave","iwuic-2024-class-1-wall-base-protection","iwuic-2024-class-2-solid-eave-enclosure","iwuic-2024-class-3-class-b-roof-assembly","iwuic-2024-noncombustible-gutters","iwuic-2024-roof-profile-closure","iwuic-2024-roof-valley-flashing","iwuic-2024-vent-mesh"],"requirementCoverage":"complete","requirementCoverageSummary":"All 15 normalized model material rows were reviewed against Ordinance 5320; this is complete only for that model crosswalk, not full-code normalization or a finding that every class row applies to one 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atom.","sourceSections":["13.08.060","504.9","505.9"]},{"modelRequirementId":"iwuic-2024-class-1-noncombustible-eave","disposition":"adopted-unchanged","replacementRequirementIds":[],"scopeSummary":"Clark's enumerated amendments do not modify the Chapter 5 noncombustible-eave atom.","sourceSections":["13.08.060","503.2.1","504.3"]},{"modelRequirementId":"iwuic-2024-class-1-wall-base-protection","disposition":"adopted-unchanged","replacementRequirementIds":[],"scopeSummary":"Clark's enumerated amendments do not modify the Chapter 5 wall-base atom.","sourceSections":["13.08.060","504.5.1"]},{"modelRequirementId":"iwuic-2024-class-2-solid-eave-enclosure","disposition":"adopted-unchanged","replacementRequirementIds":[],"scopeSummary":"Clark's enumerated amendments do not modify the Chapter 5 solid-eave atom.","sourceSections":["13.08.060","505.3"]},{"modelRequirementId":"iwuic-2024-class-3-class-b-roof-assembly","disposition":"adopted-unchanged","replacementRequirementIds":[],"scopeSummary":"Clark's enumerated amendments do not modify the Chapter 5 Class B roof atom.","sourceSections":["13.08.060","506.2"]},{"modelRequirementId":"iwuic-2024-noncombustible-gutters","disposition":"adopted-unchanged","replacementRequirementIds":[],"scopeSummary":"Clark's enumerated amendments do not modify the Chapter 5 noncombustible-gutter atom.","sourceSections":["13.08.060","504.4","505.4","506.4"]},{"modelRequirementId":"iwuic-2024-roof-profile-closure","disposition":"adopted-unchanged","replacementRequirementIds":[],"scopeSummary":"Clark's enumerated amendments do not modify the Chapter 5 roof-profile atom.","sourceSections":["13.08.060","504.2","505.2","506.2"]},{"modelRequirementId":"iwuic-2024-roof-valley-flashing","disposition":"adopted-unchanged","replacementRequirementIds":[],"scopeSummary":"Clark's enumerated amendments do not modify the Chapter 5 valley-flashing atom.","sourceSections":["13.08.060","504.2.1","505.2.1","506.2.1"]},{"modelRequirementId":"iwuic-2024-vent-mesh","disposition":"adopted-unchanged","replacementRequirementIds":[],"scopeSummary":"Clark's enumerated amendments do not modify the Chapter 5 prescriptive vent-mesh atom.","sourceSections":["13.08.060","504.10.2","505.10.2","506.5"]}],"map":{"status":"official-map-required-not-located","summary":"Ordinance 5320 requires public or electronic WUI mapping unless the community risk assessment identifies no WUI; no current official map URL or project-specific IR-class answer was located.","source":{"title":"Clark County Ordinance 5320, Section 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roof","url":"/requirements/iwuic-2024-class-3-class-b-roof-assembly/"},{"id":"iwuic-2024-noncombustible-gutters","instrumentId":"iwuic-2024","shortName":"IWUIC noncombustible gutters","url":"/requirements/iwuic-2024-noncombustible-gutters/"},{"id":"iwuic-2024-roof-profile-closure","instrumentId":"iwuic-2024","shortName":"IWUIC roof-profile eave closure","url":"/requirements/iwuic-2024-roof-profile-closure/"},{"id":"iwuic-2024-roof-valley-flashing","instrumentId":"iwuic-2024","shortName":"IWUIC valley flashing","url":"/requirements/iwuic-2024-roof-valley-flashing/"},{"id":"iwuic-2024-vent-mesh","instrumentId":"iwuic-2024","shortName":"IWUIC vent mesh","url":"/requirements/iwuic-2024-vent-mesh/"}],"claims":{"exact":[{"id":"guide:clark-county-iwuic-over-nevada:1","anchor":"local-us-nv-clark-clark-county-iwuic-over-nevada-1","place":"Clark County IWUIC (2024)","placeId":"us-nv-clark","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"exact","scopeRef":null,"claim":"Clark County Ordinance 5320 (passed 2 December 2025, in force 1 January 2026) adopts the 2024 IWUIC with Appendices A, B, and C as Title 13, Chapter 13.08. Section 1 incorporates that edition in its entirety except as specifically amended. 13.08.070 through 13.08.085 amend Chapters 1, 3, and 4. Chapter 5 is not among those listed amendments.","asOf":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"clark-county-iwuic-over-nevada","title":"Clark County IWUIC over Nevada’s deleted Chapter 5","url":"/guides/clark-county-iwuic-over-nevada/"},"source":{"title":"Clark County Ordinance 5320 Wildland-Urban Interface Code","url":"https://weddings.vegas/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ORD-5320.pdf","publisher":"Clark County, Nevada","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","documentDate":"2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:covering-vs-assembly:31","anchor":"local-us-nv-clark-covering-vs-assembly-31","place":"Clark County 2024 IWUIC roof classes","placeId":"us-nv-clark","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"exact","scopeRef":null,"claim":"Clark County Ordinance 5320 adopts the 2024 IWUIC in its entirety except as specifically amended. Sections 13.08.070 through 13.08.085 enumerate local changes to Chapters 1, 3, and 4, not Chapter 5. The resulting adopted-unchanged model crosswalk keeps Class A roof assemblies tested to ASTM E108 or UL 790 for IR1 and IR2 under 504.2 and 505.2, and Class B or better for IR3 under 506.2. Confirm the official WUI map, assigned class, project, and County interpretation.","asOf":"2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"covering-vs-assembly","title":"Covering versus assembly","url":"/guides/covering-vs-assembly/"},"source":{"title":"Clark County Ordinance 5320 Wildland-Urban Interface Code","url":"https://weddings.vegas/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ORD-5320.pdf","publisher":"Clark County, Nevada","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z","documentDate":"2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:gutters-and-debris:14","anchor":"local-us-nv-clark-gutters-and-debris-14","place":"Clark County 2024 IWUIC gutters","placeId":"us-nv-clark","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"exact","scopeRef":null,"claim":"Clark County Ordinance 5320 adopts the 2024 IWUIC in its entirety except as specifically amended, and its enumerated changes do not amend Chapter 5. The reviewed adopted-unchanged crosswalk therefore keeps noncombustible gutters and downspouts under 504.4, 505.4, and 506.4 for IR1, IR2, and IR3. Debris control, official WUI map, assigned class, project, and County confirmation remain separate checks.","asOf":"2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"gutters-and-debris","title":"Gutters and debris as an ember bed","url":"/guides/gutters-and-debris/"},"source":{"title":"Clark County Ordinance 5320 Wildland-Urban Interface Code","url":"https://weddings.vegas/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ORD-5320.pdf","publisher":"Clark County, Nevada","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z","documentDate":"2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:how-wui-is-mapped:5","anchor":"local-us-nv-clark-how-wui-is-mapped-5","place":"Clark County IWUIC (2024)","placeId":"us-nv-clark","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"exact","scopeRef":null,"claim":"Clark County 13.08.080 amends 2024 IWUIC 302.2 so WUI areas shall be recorded on maps available for inspection or in an electronic mapping format. A jurisdiction is not required to record a map when its community risk assessment does not identify WUI areas.","asOf":"2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"how-wui-is-mapped","title":"How the WUI is mapped","url":"/guides/how-wui-is-mapped/"},"source":{"title":"Clark County Ordinance 5320 Wildland-Urban Interface Code","url":"https://weddings.vegas/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ORD-5320.pdf","publisher":"Clark County, Nevada","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z","documentDate":"2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"standard:iwuic:9","anchor":"local-us-nv-clark-iwuic-9","place":"Clark County IWUIC (2024)","placeId":"us-nv-clark","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"exact","scopeRef":"iwuic","claim":"Clark County 13.08.020 adopts the 2024 IWUIC with Appendices A, B, and C, effective 1 January 2026. 13.08.070 through 13.08.085 amend Chapters 1, 3, and 4. Chapter 5 is not among those listed amendments. NAC 477.283 still deletes Chapter 5 statewide.","asOf":"2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"standard","id":"iwuic","title":"International Wildland-Urban Interface Code","url":"/standards/iwuic/"},"source":{"title":"Clark County Ordinance 5320 Wildland-Urban Interface Code","url":"https://weddings.vegas/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ORD-5320.pdf","publisher":"Clark County, Nevada","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z","documentDate":"2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:mesh-vs-listed-vents:14","anchor":"local-us-nv-clark-mesh-vs-listed-vents-14","place":"Clark County 2024 IWUIC vent mesh","placeId":"us-nv-clark","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"exact","scopeRef":null,"claim":"Clark County Ordinance 5320 adopts the 2024 IWUIC in its entirety except as specifically amended, and its enumerated changes do not amend Chapter 5. The reviewed adopted-unchanged crosswalk keeps the model prescriptive vent path of noncombustible corrosion-resistant mesh with openings no larger than 1/8 inch for IR1, IR2, and IR3. The 144-square-inch opening limit, vent location, official WUI map, assigned class, and alternative approval remain separate checks.","asOf":"2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"mesh-vs-listed-vents","title":"Mesh versus listed vents","url":"/guides/mesh-vs-listed-vents/"},"source":{"title":"Clark County Ordinance 5320 Wildland-Urban Interface Code","url":"https://weddings.vegas/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ORD-5320.pdf","publisher":"Clark County, Nevada","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z","documentDate":"2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:deleting-iwuic-chapter-5:4","anchor":"local-us-nv-clark-deleting-iwuic-chapter-5-4","place":"Clark County IWUIC (2024, Chapter 5 kept)","placeId":"us-nv-clark","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"exact","scopeRef":null,"claim":"Ordinance 5320 incorporates the 2024 IWUIC in its entirety except as specifically amended. 13.08.070 through 13.08.085 amend Chapters 1, 3, and 4. Chapter 5 is not among those listed amendments. That is the opposite cut from Santa Fe County 9.H.","asOf":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"deleting-iwuic-chapter-5","title":"What deleting IWUIC Chapter 5 actually removes","url":"/guides/deleting-iwuic-chapter-5/"},"source":{"title":"Clark County Ordinance 5320 Wildland-Urban Interface Code","url":"https://weddings.vegas/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ORD-5320.pdf","publisher":"Clark County, Nevada","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","documentDate":"2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z"}}],"inherited":[{"id":"guide:clark-county-iwuic-over-nevada:2","anchor":"local-us-nv-clark-county-iwuic-over-nevada-2","place":"Nevada statewide (Chapter 5 deleted)","placeId":"us-nv","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"descendants","scopeRef":null,"claim":"NAC 477.281(1)(d) adopts the 2018 IWUIC including Appendices A and B. NAC 477.283(4)(e) deletes Chapter 5. That is not unmodified IWUIC and not a statewide roof, wall, vent, or deck book. NAC 477.280(3) lets a local government adopt a more stringent code.","asOf":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"clark-county-iwuic-over-nevada","title":"Clark County IWUIC over Nevada’s deleted Chapter 5","url":"/guides/clark-county-iwuic-over-nevada/"},"source":{"title":"Nev. Admin. Code § 477.283 Changes to codes adopted by reference","url":"https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/nevada/NAC-477-283","publisher":"Nevada State Fire Marshal (via Legal Information Institute)","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:covering-vs-assembly:8","anchor":"local-us-nv-covering-vs-assembly-8","place":"Nevada statewide (Chapter 5 deleted)","placeId":"us-nv","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"descendants","scopeRef":null,"claim":"NAC 477.281 adopts the 2018 IWUIC including Appendices A and B. NAC 477.283(4)(e) deletes Chapter 5. There is no statewide IWUIC Class A roof from that chapter. A local ordinance may restore construction rules.","asOf":"2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"covering-vs-assembly","title":"Covering versus assembly","url":"/guides/covering-vs-assembly/"},"source":{"title":"NAC 477.283 Changes to codes adopted by reference","url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/nac-477.html#NAC477Sec283","publisher":"Nevada Legislature","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:how-wui-is-mapped:6","anchor":"local-us-nv-how-wui-is-mapped-6","place":"Nevada statewide (Chapter 5 deleted)","placeId":"us-nv","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"descendants","scopeRef":null,"claim":"NAC 477.281 still adopts the 2018 IWUIC, including the WUI-area chapter, with Section 302.3 review language amended. NAC 477.283 then deletes Chapter 5. A statewide mapping overlay without a construction chapter is not a Class A roof. 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Homes under active construction are not eligible. Share the certificate with the agent to get ready for that conversation; this page does not quote a premium percentage.","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"ibhs-does-not-replace-code","title":"IBHS does not replace adopted code","url":"/guides/ibhs-does-not-replace-code/"},"source":{"title":"About Wildfire Prepared Home","url":"https://wildfireprepared.org/about/","publisher":"Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety","sourceType":"standard-body","accessedOn":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"standard:iwuic:10","anchor":"local-us-nv-iwuic-10","place":"Nevada statewide (Chapter 5 deleted)","placeId":"us-nv","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"descendants","scopeRef":"iwuic","claim":"NAC 477.281 adopts the 2018 IWUIC including Appendices A and B. NAC 477.283(4)(e) deletes Chapter 5. That is not unmodified IWUIC and not a statewide roof, wall, vent, or deck book. 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Common uses include around homes in high fire hazard rangelands. Low sagebrush and meadows can be existing low-hazard fuel breaks. That is not a permit to plant big sagebrush in Idaho Zone 1.","asOf":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"is-sagebrush-a-hazard-in-idaho","title":"Is sagebrush a hazard in Idaho","url":"/guides/is-sagebrush-a-hazard-in-idaho/"},"source":{"title":"Greenstrips: Another Tool to Manage Wildfire (FS-97-36)","url":"https://extension.unr.edu/publication.aspx?PubID=3342","publisher":"University of Nevada, Reno Extension","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","documentDate":"1997-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:mesh-vs-listed-vents:4","anchor":"local-us-nv-mesh-vs-listed-vents-4","place":"Nevada statewide (Chapter 5 deleted)","placeId":"us-nv","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"descendants","scopeRef":null,"claim":"NAC 477.283(4)(e) deletes IWUIC Chapter 5. There is no statewide IWUIC vent construction path from that chapter. A local ordinance may restore construction rules.","asOf":"2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"mesh-vs-listed-vents","title":"Mesh versus listed vents","url":"/guides/mesh-vs-listed-vents/"},"source":{"title":"NAC 477.283 Changes to codes adopted by reference","url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/nac-477.html#NAC477Sec283","publisher":"Nevada Legislature","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:nevada-wui-code-status:1","anchor":"local-us-nv-nevada-wui-code-status-1","place":"Nevada statewide (Chapter 5 deleted)","placeId":"us-nv","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"descendants","scopeRef":null,"claim":"NAC 477.281 adopts the 2018 IWUIC including Appendices A and B. NAC 477.283(4)(e) deletes Chapter 5 (R048-24, 16 September 2024). That is not unmodified IWUIC and not a statewide roof, wall, vent, or deck book. 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USFA’s implementation guidelines, opened 26 August 2026, say new Federal buildings and alterations greater than 5,000 square feet on Federal land in moderate or greater WUI risk should apply the current IWUIC or an equivalent nationally recognized code. The guidelines are advisory and create no homeowner permit. A private house is under the construction book the state or city adopted, if any.","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"no-national-wui-construction-code","title":"No national WUI construction code","url":"/guides/no-national-wui-construction-code/"},"source":{"title":"Implementation Guidelines for Executive Order 13728 Wildland-Urban Interface Federal Risk Management","url":"https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/eo13728_guidelines.pdf","publisher":"U.S. Fire Administration / Mitigation Framework Leadership Group","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","documentDate":"2016-05-18T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:ready-gov-wildfire-and-the-house:1","anchor":"local-us-ready-gov-wildfire-and-the-house-1","place":"United States (Ready.gov household wildfire page)","placeId":"us","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"descendants","scopeRef":null,"claim":"Ready.gov Wildfires, last updated 11 August 2026, tells households to use fire-resistant materials to build, renovate, or repair; find an outdoor water source with a hose that can reach any area of the property; and create a fire-resistant zone free of leaves, debris, or flammable materials for at least 30 feet from the home. Designate a room that can be closed off from outside air and set up a portable air cleaner when smoky conditions exist. Download the FEMA app for National Weather Service alerts. Evacuate when authorities say so. This is household guidance, not adopted WUI construction code.","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"ready-gov-wildfire-and-the-house","title":"Ready.gov wildfire and the house","url":"/guides/ready-gov-wildfire-and-the-house/"},"source":{"title":"Wildfires","url":"https://www.ready.gov/wildfires","publisher":"Ready.gov / U.S. Department of Homeland Security","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:usfa-home-ignition-zones:1","anchor":"local-us-usfa-home-ignition-zones-1","place":"United States (USFA three home-ignition zones)","placeId":"us","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"descendants","scopeRef":null,"claim":"USFA’s 16 December 2024 article says residents can change wildfire outcomes with simple, often low-cost work on the home and landscape. Immediate zone is the home and 0 to 5 feet: clean roofs and gutters, repair missing shingles or tiles, move mulch, flammable plants, leaves, needles, and firewood off exterior walls. Intermediate is 5 to 30 feet: mow lawns and native grasses to four inches, remove ladder fuels, prune trees 6 to 10 feet from the ground. Extended is 30 to 100 feet: clean ground litter, remove dead plants and trees, clear plants and trees from around sheds and out-buildings.","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"usfa-home-ignition-zones","title":"USFA home ignition zones","url":"/guides/usfa-home-ignition-zones/"},"source":{"title":"Doing the Little Things Makes a Difference in Wildfire Safety","url":"https://www.usfa.fema.gov/blog/doing-the-little-things-makes-a-difference-in-wildfire-safety/","publisher":"U.S. Fire Administration","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","documentDate":"2024-12-16T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:what-a-greenstrip-is:1","anchor":"local-us-nv-what-a-greenstrip-is-1","place":"Nevada rangeland greenstrips (UNR FS-97-36)","placeId":"us-nv","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"descendants","scopeRef":null,"claim":"Greenstrips are long, narrow bands of fire retardant vegetation. In most Nevada sagebrush-grassland rangelands a width of 300 feet is recommended (about 36 acres per mile). Uses include adjacent to roads and railways, around individual homes or neighborhoods in high fire hazard rangelands, and breaking up large blocks of continuous annual vegetation. Greenstrips should be grazed or mown so fuels do not build.","asOf":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"what-a-greenstrip-is","title":"What a greenstrip is","url":"/guides/what-a-greenstrip-is/"},"source":{"title":"Greenstrips: Another Tool to Manage Wildfire (FS-97-36)","url":"https://extension.unr.edu/publication.aspx?PubID=3342","publisher":"University of Nevada Cooperative Extension","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","documentDate":"1997-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:deleting-iwuic-chapter-5:3","anchor":"local-us-nv-deleting-iwuic-chapter-5-3","place":"Nevada statewide (Chapter 5 deleted)","placeId":"us-nv","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"descendants","scopeRef":null,"claim":"NAC 477.283(4)(e) deletes 2018 IWUIC Chapter 5 on the State Fire Marshal path. 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By NASF region that year the CAR counts were Northeast-Midwest 10,826, South 43,771, and West 9,064.","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"usfa-wui-is-not-only-the-west","title":"WUI is not only the West","url":"/guides/usfa-wui-is-not-only-the-west/"},"source":{"title":"Communities At Risk, Fiscal Year 2021","url":"https://www.stateforesters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/NASF-2021-Communities-At-Risk-Report.pdf","publisher":"National Association of State Foresters","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:usfa-wui-is-not-only-the-west:1","anchor":"local-us-usfa-wui-is-not-only-the-west-1","place":"United States (USFA WUI community count)","placeId":"us","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"descendants","scopeRef":null,"claim":"USFA’s WUI page, opened 26 August 2026, states that WUI fires are not only a western-state problem and that more than 60,000 communities in the United States are at risk, citing a National Association of State Foresters PDF. 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The applicable fire district separately determines water and defensible-space conformity; Table 503.1 then yields IR1, IR2, or IR3. The map color alone is not the construction result, and this site does not run those project inputs.","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"how-wui-is-mapped","title":"How the WUI is mapped","url":"/guides/how-wui-is-mapped/"},"source":{"title":"Washoe County Wildland Urban Interface Code Guide","url":"https://www.washoecounty.gov/building/Informational_Pages/Wildland_Urban_Interface_Code_Guide.php","publisher":"Washoe County","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"standard:iwuic:7","anchor":"local-us-nv-washoe-iwuic-7","place":"Washoe County IWUIC Chapter 5 (2024)","placeId":"us-nv-washoe","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"exact","scopeRef":"iwuic","claim":"Washoe County Code 100.100.10 (Ord. 1736, § 1, 10 June 2025, effective 1 July 2025) adopts the 2024 IWUIC First Print, Chapter 5 only. The county’s adopted-codes page requires 2024 editions for submittals on or after 1 January 2026. NAC 477.283 still deletes Chapter 5 statewide.","asOf":"2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"standard","id":"iwuic","title":"International Wildland-Urban Interface Code","url":"/standards/iwuic/"},"source":{"title":"Washoe County Code 100.100.10 Adopted codes","url":"https://library.municode.com/NV/Washoe%20County/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH100BUCO_ART100ADCO_100.100.10ADCO","publisher":"Washoe County","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:mesh-vs-listed-vents:15","anchor":"local-us-nv-washoe-mesh-vs-listed-vents-15","place":"Washoe County 2024 IWUIC vent mesh","placeId":"us-nv-washoe","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"exact","scopeRef":null,"claim":"Washoe County's accepted 2024 Chapter 5 crosswalk keeps the model prescriptive path of noncombustible corrosion-resistant mesh with openings no larger than 1/8 inch in IR1, IR2, and IR3. The official map supplies parcel hazard, while the applicable fire district supplies water and defensible-space conformity before Table 503.1 yields the class. Opening area, vent location, project edition, and official approval remain separate checks.","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"mesh-vs-listed-vents","title":"Mesh versus listed vents","url":"/guides/mesh-vs-listed-vents/"},"source":{"title":"Washoe County Wildland Urban Interface Code Guide","url":"https://www.washoecounty.gov/building/Informational_Pages/Wildland_Urban_Interface_Code_Guide.php","publisher":"Washoe County","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:nevada-wui-code-status:2","anchor":"local-us-nv-washoe-nevada-wui-code-status-2","place":"Washoe County Building Code Chapter 5","placeId":"us-nv-washoe","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"exact","scopeRef":null,"claim":"Ordinance 1736 was adopted 10 June 2025 and took effect 1 July 2025. 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