Deputy Fire Marshal 1/2 (26-03)

About the role

The Division of Fire and Life Safety has positions available throughout the state. The salary is based on location of hire. Qualified applicants will be attending the Department of Public Safety Training academy beginning January 2027 and July 2027.

Responsibilities

• Enforce State Laws and Regulations in the field of Fire Prevention, Fire Inspections, Fire Investigations, and Plan Reviews statewide.
• Perform fire and life safety building inspections, fire investigations in support of fire and life safety prevention, training, and investigations statewide.
• Attend and successfully complete the Alaska Law Enforcement Training Academy provided by the Department of Public Safety, including training in criminal justice, investigations, traffic violations, communications, defensive tactics, and use of firearms.
• Complete the Division of Fire and Life Safety Field Training and Evaluation Program under the supervision of a Fire Marshal III or Field Training Officer.
• Certify as a police officer within the time frames established by the Alaska Police Standards Council.
• Certify as a Fire Inspector I.
• Certify as an Alaska Fire Investigator Technician.
• Obtain a Certified Fire Investigator certification from the Alaska Fire Standards Council.
• Plan, schedule, and conduct fire safety surveys of all buildings, processes, and practices regulated by the Division to ensure compliance with applicable State fire codes, ordinances, laws, regulations, and standards.
• Conduct on-site inspections of new and existing buildings and tenant spaces for compliance with applicable State fire codes, ordinances, laws, regulations, and standards.
• Issue notices of existing violations and notices of fire hazards, set forth time limitations as required, and direct the owner or occupant of a building to correct violations and bring property into compliance.
• Perform follow-up inspections.
• Issue corrections, fire watch, stop work, or building closure orders as needed for safety.
• Investigate fires of any cause, accidental or intentional, and determine fire causes by use of chemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics, psychology, criminology and law disciplines.
• This includes directing activities of local fire authorities in investigations, interviewing and/or subpoenaing fire officials, witnesses, and others, examining the physical debris of a fire, drawing diagrams and taking photographs of fire scene, securing evidence, locating point of origin and source of ignition, preparing a written report, and providing expert testimony and opinion at civil or criminal legal proceedings.
• Provide fire prevention messages for general and special public groups to include news and fire safety releases to all media, addresses to school children, parent associations, civic clubs, and employee groups.
• Provide code consultation for architects, engineers, attorneys, owners, builders, planning and building officials, and local fire officials on projects to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements.
• Conduct inspections and plan reviews and issue permits and licenses for statewide programs related to the Division.
• Perform law enforcement duties as certified police officers.

Qualifications

• Eligible to obtain a basic certificate as a police officer issued by the Alaska Police Standards Council.
• Possess a police officer "basic certificate" issued by the Alaska Police Standards Council.
• Possess the following certificates: Certified Fire Investigator and Fire Inspector.
• At the time of hire, applicants must meet the following: Personal History, Citizen of the United States of America, Possession of high school diploma recognized by a state, diploma from a home school program recognized or certified by a state or by a local school district within a state as having met the state's graduation requirements or has passed a General Education Development (GED) test, 21 years of age or older at the time of the Academy, Possession of a valid driver’s license, Not disqualified from any portion of a prior formal background investigation conducted for this job classification in the last twelve months, Prior Use of Illegal/Illicit Substances, Not used, transported, or purchased schedule IA, IIA, IIIA, IVA, or VA controlled substance during the last ten (10) years (unless under the age of 21 at the time of use AND the act occurred more than 3 years from date of application OR there was an immediate, pressing, or emergency medical circumstance to justify the use of a prescription-controlled substance not prescribed to the person), Not used marijuana during the past twelve months, Not illegally manufactured, transported, or sold a controlled substance (unless under 21 at the time of the act AND the act occurred more than 10 years ago), Criminal History, Not received more than three fish and wildlife enforcement citations within the three years before the date of this application, Not currently on court-ordered probation, either supervised or non-supervised, Not convicted of a felony whether set aside, suspended imposition, expunged, or pardoned, excluding juvenile adjudications, Not convicted of a misdemeanor crime that resulted in serious physical injury to another person in the last ten years, Not convicted of a misdemeanor crime, reduced or related to domestic violence whether set aside, suspended imposition, expunged, or pardoned, Not convicted of more than one Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or chemical test refusal offenses in the last ten years, Not convicted of a misdemeanor crime of dishonesty or moral turpitude in the last ten years, Not convicted of more than two misdemeanors in the last ten years (unless under the age of 21 at the time of the acts AND three years have lapsed since the most recent act), Prior Law Enforcement Conduct, Never denied certification or had basic certification revoked by the Alaska Police Standards Council or the responsible certifying agency in any other issuing jurisdiction (unless the denial or revocation has been rescinded by the council under 13 AAC 85.270 or by the responsible certifying agency of the issuing jurisdiction), Never discharged or resigned under threat of discharge, for cause relating to dishonesty or misconduct, from employment as a police officer in this state or any other state or territory, Not illegally manufactured, distributed, or sold a controlled substance while employed as a peace officer or in a position associated with law enforcement.

Benefits

You will have a rewarding career and receive paid high caliber training and benefits at no expense while attending the academy.

Working Conditions

The Deputy Fire Marshals serve primarily as rural fire marshals. Alaska does not have counties, Sheriff’s Offices, or Deputies, requiring Deputy Fire Marshalls to provide complete services for areas outside of the traditional “city limits” of most Alaska cities.

Additional Required Information

• Initial Physical Fitness Test: All applicants must successfully pass the initial physical fitness test to move forward in the application process.
• Documents to Collect to be Submitted with the Background Packet: Scanned copy of Birth Certificate (if current name differs from that on the birth certificate, provide court documents showing name change), if naturalized, a scanned copy of the Naturalization Certificate with a photo, Certified official high school transcripts or GED certificate, College transcripts for all post-secondary education, Current and/or former police officers must provide: basic police officer certification or equivalent POST Certification; additional law enforcement-related certifications; certificate of academy completion and course syllabus to include the number of hours; out-of-state applicants must provide a copy of their academy syllabus, Former military members must provide discharge or separation papers showing date and type of discharge for all periods of service for each branch of the military (i.e. DD-214 Long Form and NGB-22 Form, which include the Separation and Reentry codes), Telephone numbers and physical addresses for your spouse/significant other and your ex-spouse(s)/ex-significant other(s), Any other law enforcement related certificates, Any employment evaluations, or certifications you have received, Long form/lifetime driving record(s) from all states and U.S. territories in which you have ever held a driver's license and/or received a citation (whether convicted or not).