Title 76 — Title 76 FORESTS AND FOREST PRODUCTS
13 chapters · 240 sections in this title.
RCW 76.04.525 Wildland fire aviation support plan.
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The department must develop and implement a wildland fire aviation support plan, as recommended by the wildland fire protection 10-year strategic plan, in order to expand and improve the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the department's wildland fire aviation program. The wil…
RCW 76.04.600 Owners to protect forests.
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Every owner of forestland in the state of Washington shall furnish or provide, during the season of the year when there is danger of forest fires, adequate protection against the spread of fire thereon or therefrom which shall meet with the approval of the department.[ 1986 c 100…
RCW 76.04.610 Forest fire protection assessment.
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(1)(a) If any owner of forestland within a forest protection zone neglects or fails to provide adequate fire protection as required by RCW 76.04.600, the department shall provide such protection and shall annually impose the following assessments on each parcel of such land: (i) …
RCW 76.04.620 State funds—Loans—Recovery of funds from the landowner contingency forest fire suppression account.
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Biennial general fund appropriations to the department of natural resources normally provide funds for the purpose of paying the emergency fire costs and expenses incurred and/or approved by the department in forest fire suppression or in reacting to any potential forest fire sit…
RCW 76.04.630 Landowner contingency forest fire suppression account—Expenditures—Assessments.
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There is created a landowner contingency forest fire suppression account in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only as provided in this section. Disbursements from the account shall be on authorization of the commissioner of public lands or the commissioner's …
RCW 76.04.650 Disposal of forest debris—Permission to allow trees to fall on another's land.
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Everyone clearing land or clearing right-of-way for railroad, public highway, private road, ditch, dike, pipe or wire line, or for any other transmission, or transportation utility right-of-way, shall pile and burn or dispose of by other satisfactory means, all forest debris cut …
RCW 76.04.660 Additional fire hazards—Extreme fire hazard areas—Abatement, isolation or reduction—Summary action—Recovery of costs—Inspection of property.
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(1) The owner of land on which there is an additional fire hazard, when the hazard is the result of a landowner operation or the land is within an area covered by a forest health hazard warning issued under RCW 76.06.180, shall take reasonable measures to reduce the danger of fir…
RCW 76.04.700 Failure to extinguish campfire.
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It is unlawful for any person to start any fire upon any camping ground and upon leaving the camping ground fail to extinguish the fire.[ 1986 c 100 s 40.]
RCW 76.04.710 Wilful setting of fire.
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It is unlawful for any person to wilfully start a fire, whether on his or her land or the land of another, whereby forestlands or the property of another is endangered, under circumstances not amounting to arson in either the first or second degree or reckless burning in either t…
RCW 76.04.720 Removal of notices.
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It is unlawful for any person to wilfully and without authorization deface or remove any warning notice posted under the requirements of this chapter.[ 1986 c 100 s 42.]
RCW 76.04.730 Negligent fire—Spread.
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It is unlawful for any person to negligently allow fire originating on the person's own property to spread to the property of another.[ 1986 c 100 s 43.]
RCW 76.04.740 Reckless burning.
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(1) It is unlawful to knowingly cause a fire or explosion and thereby place forestlands in danger of destruction or damage.(2) This section does not apply to acts amounting to reckless burning in the first degree under RCW 9A.48.040.(3) Terms used in this section shall have the m…
RCW 76.04.750 Uncontrolled fire a public nuisance—Suppression—Duties—Summary action—Recovery of costs.
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Any fire on or threatening any forestland burning uncontrolled and without proper action being taken to prevent its spread, notwithstanding the origin of the fire, is a public nuisance by reason of its menace to life and property. Any person engaged in any activity on such lands,…
RCW 76.04.760 Civil actions—Forested lands—Fire damage.
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(1) The owner of public or private forested lands may bring a civil action in superior court for property damage to public or private forested lands, including real and personal property on those lands, when the damage results from a fire that started on or spread from public or …
RCW 76.04.770 Authorization to enter privately or publicly owned land to extinguish or control a wildland fire—Limitation of liability.
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(1)(a) An individual may, consistent with this section, enter privately owned or publicly owned land for the purposes of attempting to extinguish or control a wildland fire, regardless of whether the individual owns the land, when fighting the wildland fire in that particular tim…
RCW 76.04.780 Utility wildland fire prevention advisory committee—Duties—Report—Membership—Immunity.
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(1) The commissioner shall convene a utility wildland fire prevention advisory committee with electrical power distribution utilities by August 1, 2021. The duties of the advisory committee are to advise the department on issues including, but not limited to:(a) Matters related t…
RCW 76.04.900 Captions—1986 c 100.
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As used in this act subchapter and section captions constitute no part of the law.[ 1986 c 100 s 60.]