Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE
178 chapters · 3,474 sections in this title.
RCW 43.43.938 Director of fire protection—Appointment—Duties.
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(1) Wherever the term state fire marshal appears in the Revised Code of Washington or the Washington Administrative Code it shall mean the director of fire protection.(2) The chief of the Washington state patrol shall appoint an officer who shall be known as the director of fire …
RCW 43.43.939 Director of fire protection—Adoption of minimum standard requirements for before-school and after-school programs.
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The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty to adopt licensing minimum standard requirements for before-school and after-school programs in existing buildings approved by the state fire ma…
RCW 43.43.940 Fire service training program—Grants and bequests.
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The Washington state patrol may accept any and all donations, grants, bequests, and devises, conditional or otherwise, or money, property, service, or other things of value which may be received from the United States or any agency thereof, any governmental agency, any institutio…
RCW 43.43.941 Fire services training—Student training programs.
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(1) The director of fire protection shall assess its policies affecting students who are participating in fire services training offered at: A community and technical college, including through the running start program established in RCW 28A.600.300; a preparatory secondary care…
RCW 43.43.942 Fire service training—Fees and fee schedules.
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The Washington state patrol may: (1) Impose and collect fees for fire service training; and (2) establish and set fee schedules for fire service training.[ 1995 c 369 s 20; 1986 c 266 s 60. Formerly RCW 43.63A.360.]Notes:Application—Effective date—1995 c 369: See notes following …
RCW 43.43.944 Fire service training account.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 5998-S.SL) ***(1) The fire service training account is hereby established in the state treasury. The primary purpose of the account is firefighter training for both volunteer and career firefighters. The fund shall consist of:(a) All fees received by t…
RCW 43.43.946 Fire services trust fund.
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The fire services trust fund is created in the state treasury. All receipts designated by the legislature shall be deposited in the fund. Appropriations from the fund may be made exclusively for the purposes specified in *RCW 43.63A.377.[ 1991 c 135 s 2. Formerly RCW 43.63A.375.]…
RCW 43.43.948 Fire services trust fund—Expenditures.
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Money from the fire services trust fund may be expended for the following purposes:(1) Training of fire service personnel, including both classroom and hands-on training at the state fire training center or other locations approved by the chief of the Washington state patrol thro…
RCW 43.43.950 Fire service training center bond retirement account of 1977.
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The state fire service training center bond retirement account of 1977 is hereby reestablished as an account within the treasury for the purpose of the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to chapter 349, Laws of 1977 ex. sess., o…
RCW 43.43.952 Arson investigation information system—Findings—Intent.
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(1) The legislature finds that provisions for information systems relating to statistics and reporting for fire prevention, suppression, and damage control do not adequately address the needs of ongoing investigations of fire incidents where the cause is suspected or determined t…
RCW 43.43.960 State fire service mobilization—Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this subchapter.(1) "All risk resources" means those resources regularly provided by fire departments, fire districts, and regional fire protection service authorities required to resp…
RCW 43.43.961 State fire service mobilization—Legislative declaration and intent.
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Because of the possibility of the occurrence of disastrous fires or other disasters of unprecedented size and destructiveness, the need to insure that the state is adequately prepared to respond to such a fire or disaster, the need to establish a mechanism and a procedure to prov…
RCW 43.43.962 State fire service mobilization—State fire services mobilization plan—State fire resources coordinator.
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The director of fire protection shall review and make recommendations to the chief on the refinement and maintenance of the Washington state fire services mobilization plan, which shall include the procedures to be used during fire and other emergencies for coordinating local, re…
RCW 43.43.963 State fire service mobilization—Regional fire defense boards—Regional fire service plans—Regions established.
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(1) Regions within the state are initially established as follows but may be adjusted as necessary by the state fire marshal:(a) Northwest region - Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, San Juan, and Island counties;(b) Northeast region - Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Spokane, an…
RCW 43.43.964 State fire service mobilization—Development of reimbursement procedures.
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The Washington state patrol in consultation with the office of financial management and the Washington military department shall develop procedures to facilitate reimbursement to state agencies and jurisdictions from appropriate federal and state funds when state agencies and jur…
RCW 43.43.965 State fire service mobilization—Plan use for purposes other than fire suppression—Annual report.
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The chief of the Washington state patrol must report on an annual basis the following information for each emergency or disaster in which the Washington state fire service mobilization plan was used for purposes other than fire suppression, and reimbursement was made under RCW 43…
RCW 43.43.970 Law enforcement mobilization—Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Agency" means any general purpose law enforcement agency as defined in RCW 10.93.020.(2) "Board" means the state law enforcement mobilization policy board.(3) "Chief"…
RCW 43.43.971 Law enforcement mobilization—State law enforcement mobilization policy board—State law enforcement mobilization plan.
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(1) The state law enforcement mobilization policy board shall be established by the chief and shall have representatives from each of the regions established in RCW 43.43.974. In carrying out its duty, the board shall consult with and solicit recommendations from representatives …
RCW 43.43.972 Law enforcement mobilization—Local law enforcement request for mobilization—State law enforcement resource coordinator—Mobilization response—Declaration of end of mobilization.
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(1) Local law enforcement may request mobilization only in response to an emergency or disaster exceeding the capabilities of available local resources and those available through existing mutual aid agreements. Upon finding that the local jurisdiction has exhausted all available…
RCW 43.43.973 State law enforcement mobilization—State law enforcement coordinator—Duties.
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(1) The state law enforcement resource coordinator, or alternate, shall serve in that capacity for the duration of the mobilization.(2) The duties of the coordinator are to:(a) Coordinate the mobilization of law enforcement and other support resources within a region;(b) Be prima…
RCW 43.43.974 State law enforcement mobilization—Regions established—Regional law enforcement mobilization committees—Regional law enforcement mobilization plans.
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(1) Regions within the state are initially established as follows and may be adjusted as necessary by the state law enforcement policy board, but should remain consistent with the Washington state fire defense regions:(a) Central region - Grays Harbor, Thurston, Pacific, and Lewi…
RCW 43.43.975 State law enforcement mobilization—Development of reimbursement procedures—Eligibility of nonhost law enforcement authority for reimbursement.
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The state patrol in consultation with the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs and the office of financial management shall develop procedures to facilitate reimbursement to jurisdictions from funds appropriated specifically for this purpose when jurisdictions are…