Alaska Administrative Code
Title 13 - Public Safety
Part 2 - Fire Prevention
Chapter 55 - General Provisions for 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55
13 AAC 55.150 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 13 AK Admin Code 13 AAC 55.150

Current through August 30, 2024

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

(1) "IBC" means the International Building Code published by the International Code Council, Inc., 2021 edition, as adopted by reference and revised in 13 AAC 50.020;

(2) "IEBC" means the International Existing Building Code published by the International Code Council Inc., 2021 edition, as adopted by reference and revised in 13 AAC 50.021;

(3) "IFC" means the International Fire Code published by the International Code Council Inc., 2021 edition, as adopted by reference and revised in 13 AAC 50.025;

(4) "IFGC" means the International Fuel Gas Code published by the International Code Council Inc., 2021 edition, as adopted by reference and revised in 13 AAC 50.024;

(5) "IMC" means the International Mechanical Code published by the International Code Council Inc., 2021 edition, as adopted by reference and revised in 13 AAC 50.023;

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

(7) "NFPA" means the National Fire Protection Association, National Fire Codes;

(8) "registered fire department" means a fire department that has filed an application for registration under 13 AAC 52.030, that the division of fire and life safety has registered, and that the state fire marshal has approved;

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

(10) "state fire marshal, " "fire marshal, " or "marshal" means the chief officer of the division of fire and life safety in the Department of Public Safety;

(11) "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.

(b) In 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 5 5, the definitions in the IBC, the IEBC, the IFC, the IFGC, the IMC, and the NFPA 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 by reference and revised in 13 AAC 50.025, unless the context otherwise requires,

(1) "dangerous fireworks" under AS 18.72.100 includes International Code Council, Inc. Class C fireworks (NFPA Standard 1126-2021 edition designated explosive class 1 division 3G);

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

(3) "fire code official" means
(A) the state fire marshal or a division of fire and life safety employee designated by the fire marshal to be a fire code official;

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

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

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

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

(e) In the International Mechanical Code, adopted by reference and revised in 13 AAC 50.023, "code official" means the state fire marshal or the marshal's designated representatives. In this subsection, "marshal's designated representative" includes the building official or fire chief of a deferred jurisdiction as described in 13 AAC 50.075..

Copies of the NFPA Standards may be obtained from the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471 and at www.nfpa.org.

Copies of the International Fire Code 2021 Edition (IFC) may be obtained from the International Code Council Inc., 25442 Network Place, Chicago, Illinois 60673-1254; telephone: (800) 786-4452; Internet address: www.iccsafe.org.

Copies of the International Building Code 2021 Edition (IBC) may be obtained from the International Code Council Inc., 25442 Network Place, Chicago, Illinois 60673-1254; telephone: (800) 786-4452; Internet address: www.iccsafe.org.

Copies of the International Existing Building Code 2021 Edition (IEBC) may be obtained from the International Code Council Inc., 25442 Network Place, Chicago, Illinois 60673-1254; telephone: (800) 786-4452; Internet address: www.iccsafe.org.

Copies of the International fuel Gas Code 2021 Edition (IFGC) may be obtained from the International Code Council Inc., 25442 Network Place, Chicago, Illinois 60673-1254; telephone: (800) 786-4452; Internet address: www.iccsafe.org.

Copies of the International Mechanical Code 2021 Edition (IMC) may be obtained from the International Code Council Inc., 25442 Network Place, Chicago, Illinois 60673-1254; telephone: (800) 786-4452; Internet address: www.iccsafe.org.

Copies of the codes adopted by reference in 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55 may be examined in the Department of Public Safety, division of fire and life safety in Juneau, Anchorage, and Fairbanks. Copies of 13 AAC 50 - 13 AAC 55 may be obtained from the division.

Authority:AS 18.70.010

AS 18.70.080

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