Title 13 . Public Safety

Chapter 55 . General Provisions for 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55

Section 150. Definitions

13 AAC 55.150. Definitions

(a) In 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1) "ambulatory individuals" means individuals who are physically and mentally capable of achieving mobility sufficient to exit a structure without the aid of another person;

(2) "approved by the state fire marshal" means approved after investigation or testing conducted by the state fire marshal;

(3) "automatic fire alarm system" means a system that automatically detects a fire condition and actuates a fire alarm signal device, and that is installed in conformance with N.F.P.A. 72 (1999 Edition and adopted by reference;

(4) "bureau of fire prevention" means the state division of fire prevention or the fire prevention division of an organized fire department;

(5) "furnishings" means window draperies and curtains, cubicle curtains, stage and platform draperies and curtains, and fixed seating that is permanently attached within a building; "furnishings" does not include upholstered furniture, mattresses, or floor coverings;

(6) "I.C.B.O." means the International Conference of Building Officials;

(7) "manual fire alarm system" means a local manual fire alarm system installed in conformance with N.F.P.A. 72-2002 and approved by the state fire marshal;

(8) "municipality" means a borough or city of any class in this state;

(9) " N.E.C. " means the National Electrical Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association and approved by the American Standards Association, as described in AS 18.60.580 ;

(10) " N.F.P.A. " means the National Fire Protection Association, National Fire Codes;

(11) Repealed 8/27/2004.

(12) "registered fire department" means a fire department that has filed a certificate of existence that is recognized by the state fire marshal;

(13) "sleeping area" means one or more habitable rooms, including guest rooms and bedrooms, that are occupied or intended to be occupied for sleeping purposes;

(14) "stand" means a small open air structure designed to limit public access to the fireworks and occupied by a retail fireworks vendor;

(15) "state fire marshal," "fire marshal," or "marshal" means the chief officer of the division of fire prevention in the Department of Public Safety;

(16) "substantial land structure" means a floating structure that remains permanently moored while in use as a place of human occupancy and has been declared substantially a land structure by the United States Coast Guard;

(17) repealed 9/15/2001;

(18) repealed 9/15/2001;

(19) repealed 9/15/2001;

(20) " I.B.C. " means the International Building Code published by the International Conference of Building Officials, 2003 edition;

(21) " I.F.C. " means the International Fire Code published by the International Conference of Building Officials, 2003 edition;

(22) " I.M.C. " means the International Mechanical Code published by the International Conference of Building Officials, 2003 edition.

(23) "registered fire department" means a fire department that has filed an application for registration that has been approved by the state fire marshal."

(b) In 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55, the definitions in the I.B.C. , I.F.C. , I.M.C. and the N.F.P.A. Standards are adopted as modified by (a) of this section.

(c) In the International Building Code , "building official" means the state fire marshal or the marshal's designated representatives; "marshal's designated representative" may include the building official or fire chief of a deferred jurisdiction as described in 13 AAC 50.075.

(d) In the International Fire Code, as adopted and revised in 13 AAC 50.025, unless the context otherwise requires,

(1) "chief," means a fire chief;

(2) "dangerous fireworks" has the meaning given in AS 18.72.100 ; "dangerous fireworks" includes International Code Council, Inc. Class C fireworks fireworks (N.F.P.A. Standard 1126-2001 edition designated explosive class 1 division 3G;

(3) "fire chief" means the head of a fire department;

(4) "fire code official" means

(A) the state fire marshal or an employee of the fire marshal's office designated by the fire marshal to be a fire code official;

(B) the chief of a registered fire department or an employee of the fire department designated by the chief to be a fire code official for that jurisdiction;

(C) in a municipality to which the fire marshal has deferred authority under 13 AAC 50. 075;

(i) the head building official or an employee of the building department designated by the head building official to be a fire code official for that jurisdiction;

(ii) the chief or an employee of the fire department designated by the chief to be a fire code official for that jurisdiction;

(7) "fireworks" means, dangerous and salable fireworks; and

(8) "salable fireworks" has the meaning given in AS 18.72.100 .

(e) In the International Mechanical Code, "code official" means the state fire marshal or the marshal's designated representatives; "marshal's designated representative" includes the building official or fire chief of a deferred jurisdiction as described in 13 AAC 50.075.

History: In effect before 7/28/59; am 6/25/69, Register 30; am 2/21/71, Register 37; am 1/14/81, Register 77; am 8/2/86, Register 99; am 10/28/90, Register 116; am 6/10/93, Register 126; am 8/31/96, Register 139; am 3/27/99, Register 149; am 9/15/2001, Register 159; am 8/27/2004, Register 171

Authority: AS 18.70.010

AS 18.70.080

Editor's note: (1) Copies of the N.F.P.A. Standards may be obtained from the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471 and at www.nfpa.org.

(2) Copies of the International Fire Code may be obtained from the International Code Council, 5360 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California 90601-2298; phone: (800) 284-4406 or (562) 699-0124 or at www.iccsafe.org.

(3) Copies of the International Building Code may be obtained from the International Code Council, 5360 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California 90601-2298; phone: (800) 284-4406; (562) 699-0541 or at www.iccsafe.org.

(4) Copies of the codes adopted by reference in 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55 may be examined in offices of the state fire marshal in Juneau, Anchorage, and Fairbanks. Copies of 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55 may be obtained from these offices or are available at www.law.state.ak.us.