Title 52 — Title 52 FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS
14 chapters · 183 sections in this title.
RCW 52.14.010 Number—Qualifications—Insurance—Compensation and expenses—Service as volunteer firefighter.
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(1) The affairs of the district shall be managed by a board of fire commissioners composed initially of three registered voters residing in the district, except as provided otherwise in RCW 52.14.015, 52.14.020, and 52.14.140.(2)(a) Each member of an elected board of fire commiss…
RCW 52.14.013 Commissioner districts—Creation—Boundaries.
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The board of fire commissioners of a fire protection district may adopt a resolution by unanimous vote causing a ballot proposition to be submitted to voters of the district authorizing the creation of commissioner districts. The board of fire commissioners shall create commissio…
RCW 52.14.015 Increase in the number of commissioners—Election.
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In the event a board of commissioners of any fire protection district determines by resolution that it would be in the best interest of the district to increase the number of commissioners to five or seven, or in the event the board is presented with a petition signed by 10 perce…
RCW 52.14.017 Decrease in the number of commissioners—Election—Disposition of commissioner districts.
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Except as provided in RCW 52.14.020, in the event a five-member or seven-member board of commissioners of any fire protection district determines by resolution that it would be in the best interest of the fire protection district to decrease the number of commissioners from five …
RCW 52.14.020 Number of commissioners in district—Terms of first appointees.
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(1) In a fire protection district with elected commissioners that maintains a fire department consisting wholly of personnel employed on a full-time, fully-paid basis, there shall be five fire commissioners. A fire protection district with an annual budget of ten million dollars …
RCW 52.14.030 Polling places.
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The polling places for a fire protection district election may be located inside or outside the boundaries of the district, as determined by the auditor of the county in which the fire protection district is located, and the elections of the fire protection district shall not be …
RCW 52.14.050 Vacancies.
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Vacancies on a board of fire commissioners shall occur as provided in chapter 42.12 RCW. In addition, if a fire commissioner is absent from the district for three consecutive regularly scheduled meetings unless by permission of the board, the office shall be declared vacant by th…
RCW 52.14.060 Commissioner's terms.
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The initial three members of the board of fire commissioners shall be elected at the same election as when the ballot proposition is submitted to the voters authorizing the creation of the fire protection district. If the district is not authorized to be created, the election of …
RCW 52.14.065 Voluntary change to electoral system.
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The board of fire commissioners of a fire protection district may authorize a change to its electoral system pursuant to RCW 29A.92.040 by majority vote.[ 2018 c 113 s 208.]Notes:Findings—Intent—Short title—2018 c 113: See RCW 29A.92.005 and 29A.92.900.
RCW 52.14.070 Oath of office.
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Before beginning the duties of office, each fire commissioner shall take and subscribe the official oath for the faithful discharge of the duties of office as required by RCW 29A.04.133, which oath shall be filed in the office of the auditor of the county in which all, or the lar…
RCW 52.14.080 Chair—Secretary—Duties and oath.
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The fire commissioners shall elect a chair from their number and shall appoint a secretary of the district, who may or may not be a member of the board, for such term as they shall by resolution determine. The secretary, if a member of the board, shall not receive additional comp…
RCW 52.14.090 Office—Meetings.
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(1) The office of the fire commissioners and principal place of business of the district shall be at some place within the county in which the district is situated, to be designated by the board of fire commissioners.(2) The board shall hold regular monthly meetings at a place an…
RCW 52.14.100 Meetings—Powers and duties of board.
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All meetings of the board of fire commissioners shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 42.30 RCW and a majority constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. All records of the board shall be open to inspection in accordance with chapter 42.56 RCW. The board has th…
RCW 52.14.110 Purchases and public works—Competitive bids required—Exceptions.
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(1) Insofar as practicable, purchases and any public works by the district shall be based on competitive bids. A formal sealed bid procedure shall be used as standard procedure for purchases and contracts for purchases executed by the board of commissioners. Formal sealed bidding…
RCW 52.14.120 Purchases and public works—Competitive bidding procedures.
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(1) Notice of the call for bids shall be given by publishing the notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the district at least thirteen days before the last date upon which bids will be received. If no bid is received on the first call, the commissioners may readverti…
RCW 52.14.130 Low bidder claiming error—Prohibition on later bid for same project.
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A low bidder who claims error and fails to enter into a contract with a fire protection district for a public works project is prohibited from bidding on the same project if a second or subsequent call for bids is made for the project.[ 1996 c 18 s 10.]
RCW 52.14.140 Governance authority of fire protection district.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2442-S.SL) ***(1) The members of the legislative authority of a city or town shall serve ex officio, by virtue of their office, as the fire commissioners of a fire protection district created under RCW 52.02.160.(2) The legislative authority of a city …