Title 18, Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender

The Department of Public Safety may enter any building subject to regulation under AS 18.70.080 during reasonable hours for the sole purpose of inspecting the property or abating a fire hazard.

During a fire and in the absence of the owner or claimant, the Department of Public Safety may protect personal property affected by removing it. If the owner or claimant does not take charge of the property within 24 hours the Department of Public Safety may store it at the owne…

The Department of Public Safety may require the owner of a commercial business or public property to abate a fire hazard that exists in violation of law or regulations, and the Department of Public Safety may take appropriate action to assure abatement.

(a) A fire officer of a municipal fire department or a fire department registered with the state fire marshal, while providing fire protection or other emergency services, has the authority to (1) control and direct activities at the scene of a fire or emergency; (2) order a pers…

(a) The Department of Public Safety shall adopt regulations for the purpose of protecting life and property from fire and explosion by establishing minimum standards for (1) fire detection and suppression equipment; (2) fire and life safety criteria in commercial, industrial, bus…

Before October 30 of each year, the Department of Public Safety shall prepare and make available a list of approved fire protection systems to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development and the public.

Any construction camp, logging camp, cannery, or oil or mining camp that has buildings not in a fire department service area in which persons are housed in dormitories or similar facilities shall be equipped with an automatic fire detection system in that portion of the building …

All fire protection equipment to be purchased by state and municipal authorities, or any other authority having charge of public property, shall be equipped with national standard fire hose threads for fire hose couplings and hydrant fittings as adopted by the state fire marshal …

A person may not sell or offer for sale in this state any fire engine, fire hose, hydrant, or other equipment for fire protection purposes unless the equipment is fitted and equipped according to minimum standards adopted by the state fire marshal under AS 18.70.080. Fire equipme…

The Department of Public Safety and the chief of each fire department recognized under regulations adopted by the Department of Public Safety, and their authorized representatives in their respective areas, may enforce the regulations adopted by the Department of Public Safety fo…

(a) Smoke detection devices shall be installed and maintained in all dwelling units in the state, and carbon monoxide detection devices shall be installed and maintained in all qualifying dwelling units in the state. The smoke detection devices must be of a type and shall be inst…

(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a person who violates a provision of AS 18.70.010 — 18.70.100 or a regulation adopted under those sections, or who fails to comply with an order issued under AS 18.70.010 — 18.70.100, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. When not othe…

A city, other incorporated entity, and other fire protection groups may organize a mutual-aid program by adopting an ordinance or resolution authorizing and permitting their fire department, fire company, emergency relief squad, fire police squad, or fire patrol to go to the aid …

An agreement made under AS 18.70.150 and this section shall be carried out in a manner that does not raise insurance rates. An agreement may not reduce the liability of an insurance company in case of loss during the absence of fire services personnel and equipment.

It is the policy of the state to protect its residents and their property from the ravages of fire. The state recognizes the need for the state to participate in providing an educational and training system that meets the needs of all communities and all fire services personnel. …

(a) There is created in the Department of Public Safety the Alaska Fire Standards Council. (b) The council consists of the following persons: (1) Two chief administrative officers or fire chiefs; only one person appointed under this paragraph may be from a fire department that co…

(a) The state fire marshal or a designee shall serve on the council during each state fire marshal's continuance in office. Other members of the council shall be appointed by the governor for staggered terms of four years, except that a member may not serve beyond the time the me…

The council may (1) adopt regulations for the administration of AS 18.70.320 — 18.70.369, including regulations (A) establishing minimum training and performance standards for certification of fire services personnel that are consistent with the standards of the National Fire Pro…

Nothing in AS 18.70.320 — 18.70.369 may be construed to prohibit a person from performing fire services without a certificate issued by the council. However, an entity for whom a person performs fire services as an employee or volunteer may require that the person be certified by…

The Alaska fire services personnel fund is created in the general fund. The fund consists of appropriations made by the legislature to the fund. The council may use the money in the fund to carry out its powers and duties.

In AS 18.70.320 — 18.70.369, (1) “council” means the Alaska Fire Standards Council established under AS 18.70.330; (2) “fire services” means fire prevention services, fire suppression services, fire suppression support services, or training or educational services related to fire…

In this chapter, “building” means a structure, installation, facility, or edifice erected or in the process of being erected and that is used or intended for use as a commercial, industrial, business, institutional, other public building, or residential building containing four o…