{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-18.70.075","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 18.70.075","heading":"Authority of fire department officers; penalty.","body":"(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\n(1) control and direct activities at the scene of a fire or emergency;\n(2) order a person to leave a building or place in the vicinity of a fire or emergency, for the purpose of protecting the person from injury;\n(3) blockade a public highway, street, or private right-of-way temporarily while at the scene of a fire or emergency;\n(4) trespass upon property at or near the scene of a fire or emergency at any time of the day or night;\n(5) enter a building, including a private dwelling, or premises where a fire is in progress, or where there is reasonable cause to believe a fire is in progress, to extinguish the fire;\n(6) enter a building, including a private dwelling, or premises near the scene of a fire for the purpose of protecting the building or premises or for the purpose of extinguishing the fire that is in progress in another building or premises;\n(7) upon 24-hour notice to the owner or occupant, conduct a prefire planning survey in all buildings, structures, or other places within the municipality or the registered fire department's district, except the interior of a private dwelling, where combustible material is or may become dangerous as a fire menace to the building;\n(8) direct the removal or destruction of a fence, house, motor vehicle, or other thing judged necessary to prevent the further spread of a fire.\n(b) An owner or occupant of a building or place specified in this section or any other person on the site of a fire or other fire department emergency who refuses to obey the order of a fire officer of a municipal or registered fire department in the exercise of official duties is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, is punishable by imprisonment for one year, or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both.\n(c) In this section,\n(1) “emergency” means a situation in which the services of fire department personnel are necessary or appropriate to protect life, property, or public health;\n(2) “prefire planning survey” means a limited inspection for the purpose of preparing a fire attack plan in the event of a future emergency.","path":["Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender.","Chapter 70. Fire Protection."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#18.70.075","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:20Z","sha256":"c9f49498528fede76fd9c4b0e7358dd7a6ac9699c4c6bf71c8868fbf4b2f7329","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-18.70.070","next":"us-ak/as-18.70.080"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}