Section 13.52.030. Standards of organization and services of a fire department.

	(a)  The division of fire and life safety will register the following fire departments that meet the requirements of (b) of this section:  
		(1) fire department that by municipal ordinance is authorized to perform its duties;  
		(2) fire department outside a municipality that is authorized to perform its duties;  
		(3) airport fire department;  
		(4) airport fire response service;  
		(5) industrial fire department;  
		(6) industrial fire brigade;  
		(7) university or college fire department.  
	(b)  A registered fire department must have operating procedures that   
		(1) define the boundaries of the area served;  
		(2) provide for the appointment of chiefs of the department;  
		(3) provide for programs of pre-fire planning surveys, training, and fire safety and burn prevention education;  
		(4) provide for the investigation and determination of the cause of each fire occurring within its boundaries and comply with fire reporting requirements required by the state fire marshal under 13 AAC 52.020(a) and (d);  
		(5) provide for regular meetings of fire department personnel for business and training purposes;  
		(6) provide for a program of code enforcement if authority has been granted by the local governing body;  
		(7) provide a list of current department personnel and their rank.  
	(c)  In order to maintain its registration, a fire department registered with the state fire marshal under AS 29.60.130 must submit to the state fire marshal, no later than January 31 of each year, on a form provided by the state fire marshal, a report that provides the following information about the previous calendar year:  
		(1) a summary of the fire department's activities;  
		(2) a summary of training received by the department's firefighters;  
		(3) the number of public fire safety and burn prevention education programs conducted in the community;  
		(4) a summary of the general condition of the department;  
		(5) a list of the department personnel and their rank;  
		(6) a list of firefighting vehicles, special firefighting equipment, and emergency medical services equipment controlled by the department.  
	(d)  Repealed 8/31/96.  
	(e)  The state fire marshal may, in the marshal's discretion, suspend the registration of a fire department that fails to submit a report required under (c) of this section, fails to meet the requirements of 13 AAC 52.020, or fails to submit reasonable justification for its failure to report.  

Authorities

18.70.010

Notes

Reference

13 AAC 50.027
13 AAC 50.075
13 AAC 52.040
13 AAC 52.050
18 AAC 50.990

Authority

AS 18.70.010

History

Eff. 2/21/71, Register 37; am 1/14/81, Register 77; am 10/28/90, Register 116; am 6/10/93, Register 126; am 8/31/96, Register 139; am 8/27/2004, Register 171; am 9/13/2007, Register 183; am 11/16/2012, Register 204