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)(i) Develop and adopt a plan for the Washington state patrol fire training academy to deliver basic firefighter training and testing to all city fire departments, fire protection districts, regional fire protection service authorities, and other public fire agencies in the state. The plan required by this subsection (1)(e) must specify that the delivery of training and testing services will be provided:
(A) To recipients in the following order of priority:
(I) Volunteer departments;
(II) Combination departments; and
(III) Fire agencies that employ only career firefighters and fire officers; and
(B) By personnel of the fire training academy, either at the academy's facilities in North Bend, Washington, or regionally at local fire agencies.
(ii)(A) In lieu of receiving training and testing services from the fire training academy, city fire departments, fire protection districts, regional fire protection service authorities, and other public fire agencies in the state may seek reimbursement for their firefighter I training expenses. The amount of reimbursement will be calculated on a per capita basis. The per capita amount is equal to the three-year statewide firefighter per capita average for the regional direct delivery of training by the fire training academy. The three-year statewide firefighter per capita average is calculated by dividing the number of firefighters trained using the regional direct delivery program during the three-year period into the total cost of providing regional direct delivery during the same three-year period. The regional direct delivery costs used for the basis of these calculations does not include the costs of the fire training academy personnel used to coordinate the direct delivery programs, the state's indirect costs, or any other indirect costs.
(B) Prior to the implementation of the reimbursement provisions in (e)(ii)(A) of this subsection, the amount of reimbursement for city fire departments, fire protection districts, regional fire protection service authorities, and other public fire agencies must be not less than three dollars for every one hour of firefighter I training, and may not exceed two hundred hours.
(iii) Subject to approval by the director of fire protection, and in accordance with the plan required by this subsection (1)(e), the fire training academy facilities and programs must be made available at no cost to fire service youth programs. The goal of making these facilities and programs available is to increase enrollment of volunteer firefighters, and to improve gender, cultural, and ethnic diversity within the fire service.
(iv) For purposes of this subsection (1)(e), the following definitions apply:
(A) "Basic firefighter training and testing" means training and testing for firefighters that is up to and includes the requirements of firefighter I, as identified by the national fire protection association standard 1001;
(B) "Combination department" means a fire department with emergency service personnel comprising less than eighty-five percent of either volunteer or career membership;
(C) "Delivery of training" includes all resources, personnel, and equipment necessary to deliver training at the fire academy in North Bend, Washington, or regionally at local fire agencies; and
(D) "Volunteer department" means a fire department with volunteer emergency service personnel comprising eighty-five percent or greater of its department membership.
(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.
[ 2015 c 43 § 1; 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 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—1993 c 280: See RCW 43.330.902.
Severability—1986 c 266: See note following RCW 38.52.005.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - State Government—Executive
Chapter 43.43 - Washington State Patrol.
43.43.005 - Comprehensive outreach and marketing strategic plan.
43.43.012 - Chief for a day program.
43.43.013 - Donations, gifts, conveyances, devises, and grants.
43.43.015 - Affirmative action.
43.43.020 - Appointment of personnel.
43.43.030 - Powers and duties—Peace officers.
43.43.037 - Legislature—Security and protection—Duty to provide.
43.43.040 - Disability of patrol officers.
43.43.050 - Tenure of patrol officers.
43.43.060 - Suspension or demotion of probationary officers.
43.43.080 - Criminal complaint—Authority to suspend officer—Hearing.
43.43.090 - Procedure at hearing.
43.43.110 - Reinstatement on acquittal.
43.43.111 - Patrol officer vehicle accidents.
43.43.112 - Private law enforcement off-duty employment—Guidelines.
43.43.115 - Real property—Sale or disposal of surplus—Distribution of proceeds.
43.43.120 - Patrol retirement system—Definitions.
43.43.130 - Retirement fund created—Membership.
43.43.135 - Membership in more than one retirement system.
43.43.138 - Establishing, restoring service credit.
43.43.139 - Membership while serving as state legislator—Conditions.
43.43.142 - Retirement board abolished—Transfer of powers, duties, and functions.
43.43.165 - Board may receive contributions from any source.
43.43.220 - Retirement fund—Expenses.
43.43.230 - Total service credit.
43.43.233 - Purchase of additional service credit—Costs—Rules.
43.43.235 - Service credit for paid leave of absence.
43.43.250 - Retirement of members.
43.43.260 - Benefits—Military service credit.
43.43.263 - Effect of certain accumulated vacation leave on retirement benefits.
43.43.264 - Benefit calculation—Limitation.
43.43.274 - Minimum retirement allowance—Annual adjustment.
43.43.278 - Retirement option.
43.43.286 - Rights reserved to the legislature—No future contractual rights.
43.43.290 - Status in case of disablement.
43.43.295 - Accumulated contributions—Payment upon death of member.
43.43.315 - Optional actuarially equivalent life annuity benefit.
43.43.320 - Penalty for falsification.
43.43.330 - Examinations for promotion.
43.43.340 - Eligible list, and promotions therefrom—Affirmative action.
43.43.350 - Determination of eligibility for examination for promotion.
43.43.360 - Probationary period.
43.43.370 - Staff or technical officers.
43.43.380 - Minimum salaries—Report.
43.43.390 - Bicycle awareness program—Generally.
43.43.395 - Ignition interlock devices—Standards—Compliance.
43.43.3952 - Ignition interlock devices—Officer required to report violations—Liability.
43.43.396 - Ignition interlock devices—Fee schedule and fee collection—Report—Fee deposit.
43.43.400 - Aquatic invasive species inspection and training.
43.43.480 - Routine traffic enforcement information.
43.43.500 - Crime information center—Established—Purpose—Functions.
43.43.530 - Crime information center—Cost of terminal facilities.
43.43.540 - Sex offenders and kidnapping offenders—Central registry—Reimbursement to counties.
43.43.545 - Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system.
43.43.550 - Traffic safety education officers—Powers—Pay and reimbursement.
43.43.560 - Automatic fingerprint information system—Report.
43.43.580 - Firearms background check unit—Automated firearms background check system—Fee.
43.43.585 - Washington background check advisory board.
43.43.590 - State firearms background check system account.
43.43.600 - Drug control assistance unit—Created.
43.43.610 - Drug control assistance unit—Duties.
43.43.630 - Drug control assistance unit—Use of existing facilities and systems.
43.43.640 - Drug control assistance unit—Certain investigators exempt from state civil service act.
43.43.650 - Drug control assistance unit—Employment of necessary personnel.
43.43.655 - Drug control assistance unit—Special narcotics enforcement unit.
43.43.670 - Bureau of forensic laboratory services—Powers—Priorities.
43.43.680 - Controlled substance, simulator solution analysis—Prima facie evidence.
43.43.690 - Crime laboratory analysis fee—Court imposition—Collection.
43.43.700 - Identification and criminal history section.
43.43.705 - Identification data—Processing procedure—Definitions.
43.43.710 - Availability of information.
43.43.715 - Identification—Cooperation with other criminal justice agencies.
43.43.720 - Local identification and records systems—Assistance.
43.43.725 - Records as evidence.
43.43.730 - Records—Inspection—Copying—Requests for purge or modification—Appeals.
43.43.740 - Photographing and fingerprinting—Transmittal of data.
43.43.742 - Submission of fingerprints taken from persons for noncriminal purposes—Fees.
43.43.750 - Use of force to obtain identification information—Liability.
43.43.751 - Biological samples for missing persons investigations.
43.43.752 - DNA identification system—Plan—Report.
43.43.753 - Findings—DNA identification system—DNA database—DNA data bank.
43.43.7532 - DNA identification system—DNA database account.
43.43.7541 - DNA identification system—Collection of biological samples—Fee.
43.43.756 - DNA identification system—Analysis, assistance, and testimony services.
43.43.758 - DNA identification system—Local law enforcement systems—Limitations.
43.43.759 - DNA identification system—Rule-making requirements.
43.43.760 - Personal identification—Requests—Purpose—Applicants—Fee.
43.43.762 - Criminal street gang database—Information exempt from public disclosure.
43.43.765 - Reports of transfer, release or changes as to committed or imprisoned persons—Records.
43.43.770 - Unidentified deceased persons.
43.43.775 - Interagency contracts.
43.43.780 - Transfer of records, data, equipment to section.
43.43.785 - Criminal justice services—Consolidation—Establishment of program.
43.43.800 - Criminal justice services programs—Duties of executive committee.
43.43.830 - Background checks—Access to children or vulnerable persons—Definitions.
43.43.8321 - Background checks—Dissemination of conviction record information.
43.43.833 - Background checks—State immunity.
43.43.836 - Disclosure to individual of own record—Fee.
43.43.838 - Record checks—Transcript of conviction record—Fees—Immunity—Rules.
43.43.839 - Fingerprint identification account.
43.43.850 - Organized crime intelligence unit—Created.
43.43.852 - "Organized crime" defined.
43.43.854 - Powers and duties of organized crime intelligence unit.
43.43.870 - Missing children clearinghouse and hotline, duties of state patrol.
43.43.874 - Missing and murdered indigenous women, other indigenous persons—Liaison positions.
43.43.876 - Missing and murdered indigenous women, other indigenous persons—Protocol—Training.
43.43.885 - Scrap metal no-buy list database program.
43.43.912 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
43.43.930 - State fire protection services—Intent.
43.43.934 - Director of fire protection—Duties.
43.43.938 - Director of fire protection—Appointment—Duties.
43.43.940 - Fire service training program—Grants and bequests.
43.43.942 - Fire service training—Fees and fee schedules.
43.43.944 - Fire service training account.
43.43.946 - Fire services trust fund.
43.43.948 - Fire services trust fund—Expenditures.
43.43.950 - Fire service training center bond retirement account of 1977.
43.43.952 - Arson investigation information system—Findings—Intent.
43.43.960 - State fire service mobilization—Definitions.
43.43.961 - State fire service mobilization—Legislative declaration and intent.
43.43.964 - State fire service mobilization—Development of reimbursement procedures.
43.43.970 - Law enforcement mobilization—Definitions.
43.43.973 - State law enforcement mobilization—State law enforcement coordinator—Duties.