Alaska Statutes Title 18, Chapter 18.70, Article 01 - Prevention and Investigation

• Sec. 18.70.010 General Function of Department of Public Safety With Respect to Fire Protection.
  The Department of Public Safety shall foster, promote, regulate, and develop ways and means of protecting life and property against fire, explosion, and panic.
• Sec. 18.70.020 Duties of Department of Public Safety.
  The Department of Public Safety shall(1) aid in the enforcement of all laws and ordinances and the regulations adopted under AS 18.70.010 - 18.70.100...
• Sec. 18.70.030 Investigation of Fires Resulting From Crime.
  If there is reason to believe that a fire has resulted from crime or that crime has been committed in connection with a fire,...
• Sec. 18.70.040 Cooperation With Fire Insurance Companies.
  The Department of Public Safety may assist, receive assistance from, and otherwise cooperate with an investigator or agent employed by a fire insurance company...
• Sec. 18.70.050 Power of Department to Inspect Buildings.
  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...
• Sec. 18.70.060 Removal of Property From Fire.
  During a fire and in the absence of the owner or claimant, the Department of Public Safety may protect personal property affected by removing...
• Sec. 18.70.070 Abatement of Fire Hazards.
  The Department of Public Safety may require the owner of a commercial business or public property to abate a fire hazard that exists in...
• Sec. 18.70.075 Authority of Fire Department Officers; Penalty.
  (a) A fire officer of a municipal fire department or a fire department registered with the state fire marshal, while providing fire protection or...
• Sec. 18.70.080 Regulations.
  (a) The Department of Public Safety shall adopt regulations for the purpose of protecting life and property from fire and explosion by establishing minimum...
• Sec. 18.70.081 Approval of Fire Protection Systems.
  Before October 30 of each year, the Department of Public Safety shall prepare and make available a list of approved fire protection systems to...
• Sec. 18.70.082 Remote Housing Facilities.
  Any construction camp, logging camp, cannery, or oil or mining camp that has buildings not in a fire department service area in which persons...
• Sec. 18.70.084 Standard Fire Hose and Hydrant Threads Required.
  All fire protection equipment to be purchased by state and municipal authorities, or any other authority having charge of public property, shall be equipped...
• Sec. 18.70.085 Sale of Nonstandard Equipment.
  A person may not sell or offer for sale in this state any fire engine, fire hose, hydrant, or other equipment for fire protection...
• Sec. 18.70.090 Enforcement Authority.
  The Department of Public Safety and the chief of each fire department recognized under regulations adopted by the Department of Public Safety, and their...
• Sec. 18.70.095 Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detection Devices.
  (a) Smoke detection devices shall be installed and maintained in all dwelling units in the state, and carbon monoxide detection devices shall be installed...
• Sec. 18.70.100 Criminal Penalty; Appeal of Administrative Orders.
  (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...
• Sec. 18.70.110 - 18.70.140. Fire Escapes. [Repealed, Sec. 2 Ch 23 Sla 1971].
  Repealed or Renumbered

Last modified: November 15, 2016