Performance Details
Department of Public Safety - Fire and Life Safety
Mission
Prevent the loss of life and property from fire and explosion.
Core Services
- Fire training programs and public education.
- Fire and life safety inspections.
- Building plan review for code compliance.
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Performance Detail
A: Result -Reduce loss of life due to fire. |
A1: Core Service - Fire training programs and public education. |
Target #1: Reduce fire fatalities in high-risk groups to less than 3.5 annual fatalities.
Related links: Target Last Modified: 11/18/2022 |
Target #2: Reduce fires in high-loss regions to less than 773 annual fires.
In 2021, the number of fires in these targeted regions decreased by 12% compared to 2020. It is anecdotally suspected that many of the fires are due to drug and alcohol use, domestic violence, unattended cooking, and/or the presence of combustible items that are placed too close to heat-producing equipment. Related links: Target Last Modified: 11/18/2022 |
Target #3: Reduce alcohol and drug related fire fatalities to less than 9 fatalities.
Impairment due to alcohol and drug-use can cause carelessness, poor judgment, and decreased motor skills leading to fires from unattended cooking, heating sources or the misuse of combustible material. Impairment contributes to the inability to recognize the danger, hear and respond to smoke alarms, escape from a burning dwelling, or assist others in reaching safety. Data was obtained from victim autopsy toxicology reports or from blood alcohol tests on persons who contributed to fires related to fatalities. The division continues to work with its partners, foundations, public service organizations and state agencies that advocate reducing intoxication and its negative effects on society. Target Last Modified: 11/18/2022 |
A2: Core Service - Fire and life safety inspections. |
Target #1: 30% of all buildings scheduled for priority fire and life safety building inspections to be found in compliance at time of inspection.
Prioritization of commercial building inspections continues to be based upon those occupancies that are at greatest risk of fire-related injuries, fatalities, property loss, and community impact. The division is striving to increase owner/occupant hazard awareness and self-inspections so a greater number of buildings will be found in compliance with legal standards at the time of inspection. When an inspection generates an Order to Correct Deficiencies, each deficiency must be rectified as mandated by the Alaska Supreme Court in Adams vs. the State of Alaska. There were 6,355 follow up communication actions in support of the 664 fire inspections in FY2022. Related links: Target Last Modified: 11/18/2022 |
B: Result -Reduce property loss due to fire. |
Target #1: Reduce annual property loss to less than $48 million.
Related links: Target Last Modified: 11/18/2022 |
Target #2: Reduce the number of structure fires to less than 1,176 structure fires per year.
Related links: Target Last Modified: 11/18/2022 |
B1: Core Service - Building plan review for code compliance. |
Target #1: Complete 95% of initial building plan reviews within 14 days.
Plan reviews are recorded as data elements that, when refined, provide many different ways to access information and research customer questions more rapidly and accurately. Each plan review requires multiple follow-ups and range from the very complex to the very simple. Further refinement of data input and follow-up continues to increase customer satisfaction. Total volume of requests received is purely economy-based. Target Last Modified: 11/18/2022 |
Target #2: Reduce property loss in high loss occupancies-residential structures to less than $28 million annually.
The Division of Fire and Life Safety is continually working to reduce this type of property loss through a combination of public education, fire and life safety initiatives, and plan reviews of four-plex (or larger) residential buildings for code compliance. Since the division has no code authority, no inspection authority, and little direct access to single-family residences where most 2020 fire fatalities occurred, public fire education is the one component that will facilitate a downward trend in this sector. Target Last Modified: 11/18/2022 |
Last refreshed: 05/30/2023 05:00 pm