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It adopts 2024 IWUIC Chapters 1–4, 6, and 7 and deletes Chapter 5 from that fire-code layer; Chapter 5 building matters are assigned to the building code official.","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"nevada-wui-code-status","title":"Nevada WUI code status","url":"/guides/nevada-wui-code-status/"},"source":{"title":"Washoe County Ordinance 1750","url":"https://library.municode.com/nv/washoe_county/ordinances/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=1417368","publisher":"Washoe County","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","documentDate":"2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:nevada-wui-code-status:4","anchor":"local-us-nv-washoe-nevada-wui-code-status-4","place":"Washoe County parcel-to-IR workflow","placeId":"us-nv-washoe","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"exact","scopeRef":null,"claim":"The County's current WUI guide sends an address or APN to the official hazard map, then requires the applicable fire district's water and defensible-space conformity findings before Table 503.1 yields an IR class. 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The accepted local authority record separately keeps Ordinance 1736's 2024 IWUIC Chapter 5 building-code adoption. The fire-layer deletion does not become a countywide deletion of the building layer; confirm boundary, project edition, and official routing.","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"deleting-iwuic-chapter-5","title":"What deleting IWUIC Chapter 5 actually removes","url":"/guides/deleting-iwuic-chapter-5/"},"source":{"title":"Washoe County Ordinance 1750","url":"https://library.municode.com/nv/washoe_county/ordinances/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=1417368","publisher":"Washoe County","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","documentDate":"2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z"}}],"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. 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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. 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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. 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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. The page names brush, grass, forest, and other outdoor fires as the calls fire departments already run.","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":"Wildfire and the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)","url":"https://www.usfa.fema.gov/wui/","publisher":"U.S. Fire Administration","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z"}}],"elsewhereInState":[{"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. 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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"}}]},"placeFocusedGuides":[{"id":"nevada-wui-code-status","title":"Nevada WUI code status","url":"/guides/nevada-wui-code-status/"},{"id":"deleting-iwuic-chapter-5","title":"What deleting IWUIC Chapter 5 actually removes","url":"/guides/deleting-iwuic-chapter-5/"},{"id":"clark-county-iwuic-over-nevada","title":"Clark County IWUIC over Nevada’s deleted Chapter 5","url":"/guides/clark-county-iwuic-over-nevada/"},{"id":"no-national-wui-construction-code","title":"No national WUI construction code","url":"/guides/no-national-wui-construction-code/"},{"id":"ready-gov-wildfire-and-the-house","title":"Ready.gov wildfire and the house","url":"/guides/ready-gov-wildfire-and-the-house/"},{"id":"usfa-home-ignition-zones","title":"USFA home ignition zones","url":"/guides/usfa-home-ignition-zones/"},{"id":"usfa-wui-is-not-only-the-west","title":"WUI is not only the West","url":"/guides/usfa-wui-is-not-only-the-west/"}],"plants":{"grain":"state-plus-optional-zip-zone","state":"NV","total":350,"nativeDocumented":0,"invasiveOrNoxiousFlagged":70,"page":"/grow/nevada/"},"page":"/places/nevada/washoe-county/"}