38.60.030 – Certification board.
RCW 38.60.030 Certification board. The certification board is established in the state 911 coordination office to create a certification and training program for public safety telecommunicators throughout the state. [ 2022 c 286 § 3.]
38.60.040 – Certification board—Duties.
RCW 38.60.040 Certification board—Duties. Duties of the certification board include: (1) Adopting bylaws for the certification board; (2) Adopting rules, with the advice and assistance of the 911 advisory committee, to implement the provisions of this chapter including, but not limited to, rules to implement a state-approved training program for process, policy, and procedure; (3) […]
38.60.050 – Certification board—Representation.
RCW 38.60.050 Certification board—Representation. The certification board shall represent diverse stakeholders of the 911 system and shall consist of the following volunteer members: (1) The chair or vice chair of the 911 advisory committee; (2) Two public safety answering point directors or 911 coordinators, one from the eastside and one from the westside of the […]
38.56.070 – Reimbursement for assistance provided.
RCW 38.56.070 Reimbursement for assistance provided. (1) A requesting member jurisdiction shall reimburse a responding member jurisdiction for the true and full value of all assistance provided under this chapter. However, if authorized by law, a responding member jurisdiction may donate assistance provided under this chapter to a requesting member jurisdiction. (2) If a dispute […]
38.56.080 – Emergency responder of a responding member jurisdiction—Tort liability or immunity.
RCW 38.56.080 Emergency responder of a responding member jurisdiction—Tort liability or immunity. For purposes of tort liability or immunity, an emergency responder of a responding member jurisdiction is considered an agent of the requesting member jurisdiction. No responding member jurisdiction or its officers or employees providing assistance under this chapter is liable for any act […]
38.60.010 – Findings.
RCW 38.60.010 Findings. (1) The legislature acknowledges that a primary responsibility of government is to ensure public safety and that almost always an emergency response begins with a request to 911 for assistance. Requests to 911 and subsequent emergency response communications are managed by public safety telecommunicator professionals. These first responders are essential workers who […]
38.60.020 – Definitions.
RCW 38.60.020 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Certification board” means the voluntary public safety telecommunicator certification board. (2) “Public safety answering point” includes primary public safety answering points that receive 911 calls directly from the public and secondary public safety answering points that […]
38.56.010 – Definitions.
RCW 38.56.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Assistance” means emergency responders and resources provided by a responding member jurisdiction in response to a request from a requesting member jurisdiction. (2) “Department” means the state military department. (3) “Emergency” means an event or set […]
38.56.020 – Intrastate mutual aid system—Established.
RCW 38.56.020 Intrastate mutual aid system—Established. (1) The intrastate mutual aid system is established to provide for mutual assistance in an emergency among political subdivisions and federally recognized Indian tribes that choose to participate as member jurisdictions. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, member jurisdictions of the intrastate mutual aid system […]
38.56.030 – Member jurisdiction may request assistance from other member jurisdictions—Provisions.
RCW 38.56.030 Member jurisdiction may request assistance from other member jurisdictions—Provisions. A member jurisdiction may request assistance from other member jurisdictions under the intrastate mutual aid system for response, mitigation, or recovery activities related to an emergency, or to participate in drills or exercises in preparation for an emergency, subject to each of the following […]