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 […]
38.56.010 – 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 […]
38.56.040 – Qualifications of emergency responders for the purposes of the requesting member jurisdiction.
RCW 38.56.040 Qualifications of emergency responders for the purposes of the requesting member jurisdiction. An emergency responder holding a license, certificate, or other permit evidencing qualification in a professional, mechanical, or other skill, issued by the state of Washington or a political subdivision thereof, is deemed to be licensed, certified, or permitted in the requesting […]
38.56.050 – Death or injury of emergency responder—Benefits.
RCW 38.56.050 Death or injury of emergency responder—Benefits. An emergency responder designated by a responding member jurisdiction under RCW 38.56.030(4), who dies or sustains an injury while providing assistance to a requesting member jurisdiction as an emergency responder under this chapter, is entitled to receive only the benefits otherwise authorized by law for death or […]
38.56.060 – Emergency responder—Not an employee of a requesting member jurisdiction.
RCW 38.56.060 Emergency responder—Not an employee of a requesting member jurisdiction. An emergency responder is not an employee of the requesting member jurisdiction and is not entitled to any right, privilege, or benefit of employment from the requesting member jurisdiction, including but not limited to, compensation, wages, salary, leave, pensions, health, or other advantage. [ […]
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 […]