Deputy Fire Marshal 3 (12-2027)

Public Safety; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Alaska Department of Public Safety is seeking a Deputy Fire Marshal to lead a statewide fire and life safety program. Based in the Anchorage office, you will mentor Deputy Fire Marshals, shape enforcement and investigation approaches, and collaborate with local and federal partners to protect lives and property.

Essential duties include directing statewide inspections, investigating significant incidents, and ensuring timely, effective public safety outcomes.

Qualifications

• One year of experience conducting fire and life safety inspections and fire investigations.
• Alaska residency required for eligibility.
• Valid driver’s license and U.S. citizenship or eligibility.
• Background check within the last 12 months and no disqualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead a statewide fire and life safety program and mentor Deputy Fire Marshals.
• Oversee fire code enforcement, inspections, and investigations statewide.
• Respond to high-impact fire investigations and major incidents.
• Coordinate with fire departments, law enforcement, federal agencies, engineers, and community members.

Skills

Supervision

Technical Expertise

Decision Making

Oral and Written Communication

Program and Process Management

Job description

Job Description

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Academy beginning

January 2027 and July 2027.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Lead a statewide program that directly protects Alaskans by preventing loss of life and property through fire and life safety enforcement.

Guiding, developing, and mentoring Deputy Fire Marshals; shaping how fire code enforcement and investigations are conducted statewide.

Responding to high-impact fire investigations, including major incidents, fatal fires, and cases involving significant public or criminal concerns.

Collaborating daily with fire departments, law enforcement, federal agencies, engineers, architects, and community members.

Making decisions that carry meaningful, immediate outcomes for community safety, enforcement, and program direction

OUR ORGANIZATION, MISSION, AND CULTURE:

The Division of Fire and Life Safety’s mission is to prevent the loss of life and property from fire and explosion. This role advances that mission by enforcing fire codes, conducting fire and life safety inspections, and performing fire investigations across the state. Through their professional oversight and dedication to community safety, Deputy Fire Marshals uphold the Division’s values and significantly enhance its overall effectiveness.

THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR TEAM:

Our team offers structured opportunities for professional growth, advanced training within a mission-focused public safety environment. This role provides the opportunity to directly serve Alaska’s communities by preventing the loss of life and property from fires and explosions. Joining our team means contributing to meaningful, high-impact public service.

THE WORKING CONDITIONS YOU CAN EXPECT:

This position is located at the Anchorage office and plays a key role in supporting statewide fire and life safety operations. The work includes office leadership and oversight of fire inspections and investigations, with some travel throughout Alaska to support communities and ensure effective service delivery.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Supervision – Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; sets task priorities; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner.

Technical Expertise – Effectively applies technical knowledge to solve a range of problems; develops technical solutions to new or highly complex problems that cannot be solved using existing methods or approaches; is sought out as an expert to provide advice or solutions in the technical area.

Decision Making – Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.

Oral and Written Communication – Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Program and Process Management – Ability to plan, organize, and oversee complex statewide programs, ensuring quality control, compliance, and continuous improvement

The Department of Public Safety strives to preserve the peace, enforce the law, prevent and detect crime, and protect life and property. All positions support or carry out the Department's mission. If our mission interests you and this position embodies your strengths, please consider joining our team.

More information about the Department of Public Safety can be found on our website:

http://dps.alaska.gov/

Minimum Qualifications

One year of experience conducting fire and life safety inspections and fire investigations. This is met by service as a Deputy Fire Marshal 2 with the State of Alaska, or the equivalent with another employer.

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 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.

Special Note:

For purposes of the minimum qualifications for this job classification:

Convictions or court ordered probation are recognized as either by civilian court in Alaska, the United States, or another state or territory, or by a military court.

Misdemeanors are recognized as:

1) a crime classified as a misdemeanor in Alaska at the time the crime was committed.

2) a crime committed in another jurisdiction for which there was a conviction in that jurisdiction by a civilian or military court if that crime has elements similar to those of a misdemeanor under Alaska law at the time the offense was committed.

A crime of domestic violence means an offense that:

1) is a misdemeanor or felony under Federal or State Law; and

2) has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or f