2012 Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - STATE GOVERNMENT — EXECUTIVE
43.43 Washington state patrol.
43.43.934 Director of fire protection -- Duties.

RCW 43.43.934 Director of fire protection — Duties.

The director of fire protection shall:

     (1)(a)(i) With the state board for community and technical colleges, provide academic, vocational, and field training programs for the fire service; and (ii) with the state colleges and universities, provide instructional programs requiring advanced training, especially in command and management skills;

     (b) Cooperate with the common schools, technical and community colleges, institutions of higher education, and any department or division of the state, or of any county or municipal corporation in establishing and maintaining instruction in fire service training and education in accordance with any act of congress and legislation enacted by the legislature in pursuance thereof and in establishing, building, and operating training and education facilities.

     Industrial fire departments and private fire investigators may participate in training and education programs under this chapter for a reasonable fee established by rule;

     (c) Develop and adopt a master plan for constructing, equipping, maintaining, and operating necessary fire service training and education facilities subject to the provisions of *chapter 43.19 RCW;

     (d) Develop and adopt a master plan for the purchase, lease, or other acquisition of real estate necessary for fire service training and education facilities in a manner provided by law; and

     (e) Develop and adopt a plan with a goal of providing firefighter one and wildland training to all firefighters in the state. Wildland training reimbursement will be provided if a fire protection district or a city fire department has and is fulfilling their interior attack policy or if they do not have an interior attack policy. The plan will include a reimbursement for fire protection districts and city fire departments of not less than three dollars for every hour of firefighter one or wildland training. The Washington state patrol shall not provide reimbursement for more than two hundred hours of firefighter one or wildland training for each firefighter trained.

     (2)(a) Promote mutual aid and disaster planning for fire services in this state;

     (b) Assure the dissemination of information concerning the amount of fire damage including that damage caused by arson, and its causes and prevention; and

     (c) Implement any legislation enacted by the legislature to meet the requirements of any acts of congress that apply to this section.

     (3) In carrying out its statutory duties, the office of the state fire marshal shall give particular consideration to the appropriate roles to be played by the state and by local jurisdictions with fire protection responsibilities. Any determinations on the division of responsibility shall be made in consultation with local fire officials and their representatives.

     To the extent possible, the office of the state fire marshal shall encourage development of regional units along compatible geographic, population, economic, and fire risk dimensions. Such regional units may serve to: (a) Reinforce coordination among state and local activities in fire service training, reporting, inspections, and investigations; (b) identify areas of special need, particularly in smaller jurisdictions with inadequate resources; (c) assist the state in its oversight responsibilities; (d) identify funding needs and options at both the state and local levels; and (e) provide models for building local capacity in fire protection programs.

[2012 c 229 § 818; 2010 1st sp.s. c 7 § 45; 2003 c 316 § 1. Prior: 1999 c 117 § 1; 1999 c 24 § 3; 1998 c 245 § 65; prior: 1995 c 369 § 16; 1995 c 243 § 11; 1993 c 280 § 69; 1986 c 266 § 56. Formerly RCW 43.63A.320.]

Notes:

*Reviser's note: Requirements for procurement of goods and services are provided in chapter 39.26 RCW, effective January 1, 2013.      Effective date -- 2012 c 229 §§ 101, 117, 401, 402, 501 through 594, 601 through 609, 701 through 708, 801 through 821, 902, and 904: See note following RCW 28B.77.005.      Effective date -- 2010 1st sp.s. c 26; 2010 1st sp.s. c 7: See note following RCW 43.03.027.      Findings -- 1999 c 24: See note following RCW 38.52.505.      Application -- Effective date -- 1995 c 369: See notes following RCW 43.43.930.      Effective date -- 1995 c 243 § 11: "Section 11 of this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1995." [1995 c 243 § 13.]      Findings -- Severability -- 1995 c 243: See notes following RCW 80.36.555.      Effective date -- Severability -- 1993 c 280: See RCW 43.330.902 and 43.330.903.      Severability -- 1986 c 266: See note following RCW 38.52.005.