38.52.580 – State agency communication plan for emergencies and disasters—Copy to legislature—Report.
RCW 38.52.580 State agency communication plan for emergencies and disasters—Copy to legislature—Report. Beginning December 1, 2019, a state agency that provides life safety information in an emergency or disaster must provide, to the relevant committees of the legislature, a copy of its current communication plan for notifying significant population segments of such information, including the […]
38.52.900 – Short title.
RCW 38.52.900 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Washington Emergency Management Act. [ 1984 c 38 § 43; 1974 ex.s. c 171 § 41; 1951 c 178 § 1.]
38.52.920 – Repeal and saving.
RCW 38.52.920 Repeal and saving. Chapter 177, Laws of 1941, chapters 6 and 24, Laws of 1943, and chapter 88, Laws of 1949 are repealed: PROVIDED, That this section shall not affect the validity of any order, rule, regulation, contract, or agreement made or promulgated under authority of the repealed acts, which orders, rules, regulations, […]
38.52.505 – Statewide 911 emergency service—Automatic location identification—Rules.
RCW 38.52.505 Statewide 911 emergency service—Automatic location identification—Rules. The adjutant general shall establish rules on minimum information requirements of automatic location identification for the purposes of 911 emergency service. Such rules shall permit the chief of a local fire department or a chief fire protection officer or such other person as may be designated by […]
38.52.510 – Statewide 911 communications systems—Funding by counties—State patrol public safety answering point.
RCW 38.52.510 Statewide 911 communications systems—Funding by counties—State patrol public safety answering point. (1) Each county, singly or in combination with one or more counties, must provide or participate in countywide or multicounty-wide 911 emergency communications systems so that 911 is available throughout the state. The county must provide funding for the 911 communications system […]
38.52.520 – State 911 coordination office.
RCW 38.52.520 State 911 coordination office. A state 911 coordination office, headed by the state 911 coordinator, is established in the emergency management division of the department. Duties of the office include: (1) Administering the 911 account established in RCW 38.52.540; (2) Seeking advice and assistance from, and providing staff support for the 911 advisory […]
38.52.525 – State 911 coordination office—Public education materials.
RCW 38.52.525 State 911 coordination office—Public education materials. The state 911 coordination office may develop and provide public education materials relating to the 911 emergency communications system. [ 2022 c 203 § 10; 1995 c 243 § 9.] NOTES: Modernization of statewide 911 emergency communications system—2022 c 203: See note following RCW 38.52.010. Findings—Severability—1995 c […]
38.52.531 – 911 advisory committee.
RCW 38.52.531 911 advisory committee. The 911 advisory committee is created to advise and assist the state 911 coordinator in coordinating and facilitating the implementation and operation of 911 throughout the state. The director shall appoint: (1) County 911 representatives from diverse urban and rural geographical counties; (2) The statewide 988 coordinator or designee identified […]
38.52.532 – 911 advisory committee—Annual legislative update—Modernization—Public safety answering points.
RCW 38.52.532 911 advisory committee—Annual legislative update—Modernization—Public safety answering points. (1) Annually, the 911 advisory committee must provide an update on the status of 911 service in the state to the appropriate committees in the legislature. The update must include progress by the state 911 coordination office and the counties towards continual growth and maintenance […]
38.52.535 – State 911 coordination office and advisory committee—Uniform national standards.
RCW 38.52.535 State 911 coordination office and advisory committee—Uniform national standards. The state 911 coordination office and the 911 advisory committee may participate in efforts to set uniform national standards for the 911 emergency communications system. [ 2022 c 203 § 13; 1998 c 245 § 32; 1995 c 243 § 10.] NOTES: Modernization of […]