Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.
76.04.325 - Closure of forest operations or forestlands.

RCW 76.04.325
Closure of forest operations or forestlands.

(1) When in the opinion of the department weather conditions arise which present an extreme fire hazard, whereby life and property may be endangered, the department may issue an order shutting down all logging, land clearing, or other industrial operations which may cause a fire to start. The shutdown shall be for the periods and regions designated in the order. During shutdowns, all persons are excluded from logging operating areas and areas of logging slash, except those present in the interest of fire protection.
(2) When in the opinion of the department extreme fire weather exists, whereby forestlands may be endangered, the department may issue an order restricting access to and activities on forestlands. The order shall describe the regions and extent of restrictions necessary to protect forestlands. During the period in which the order is in effect, all persons may be excluded from the regions described, except those persons present in the interest of fire protection.
(3) Each day's violation of an order under this section shall constitute a separate offense.

[ 1986 c 100 § 23.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products

Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.

76.04.005 - Definitions.

76.04.015 - Fire protection powers and duties of department—Enforcement—Investigation—Administration.

76.04.016 - Fire prevention and suppression capacity—Duties owed to public in general—Legislative intent.

76.04.021 - Department must accommodate livestock owner's request to retrieve or care for animals at risk due to a wildfire—Liability.

76.04.025 - Federal funds.

76.04.035 - Wardens—Appointment—Duties.

76.04.045 - Rangers—Appointment—Ex officio rangers—Compensation.

76.04.055 - Service of notices.

76.04.065 - Arrests without warrants.

76.04.075 - Rules—Penalty.

76.04.085 - Penalty for violations.

76.04.095 - Cooperative protection.

76.04.105 - Contracts for protection and development.

76.04.115 - Articles of incorporation—Requirements.

76.04.125 - Requisites of contract.

76.04.135 - Cooperative agreements—Public agencies—Transfer of ownership of department-owned firefighting vehicle, procedure.

76.04.155 - Firefighting—Employment—Assistance.

76.04.165 - Legislative declaration—Forest protection zones.

76.04.167 - Legislative declaration—Equitable sharing of forest fire protection costs—Coordinated forest fire protection and suppression.

76.04.175 - Fire suppression equipment—Comparison of costs.

76.04.177 - Fire suppression equipment—Requirement to utilize private equipment.

76.04.179 - Wildland fire advisory committee.

76.04.181 - Maximizing the utilization of local fire suppression assets—Department's duty.

76.04.183 - Prescribed burn manager certification program—Rule-making authority.

76.04.205 - Burning permits—Civil penalty.

76.04.215 - Burning mill wood waste—Arresters.

76.04.235 - Dumping mill waste, forest debris—Penalty.

76.04.246 - Use of blasting fuse.

76.04.305 - Closed to entry—Designation.

76.04.315 - Suspension of burning permits/privileges.

76.04.325 - Closure of forest operations or forestlands.

76.04.405 - Steam, internal combustion, or electrical engines and other spark-emitting equipment regulated.

76.04.415 - Penalty for violations—Work stoppage notice.

76.04.425 - Unauthorized entry into sealed fire tool box.

76.04.435 - Deposit of fire or live coals.

76.04.445 - Reports of fire.

76.04.455 - Discarding lighted material or smoking flammable material—Discharge, release, or detonation of certain materials—Receptacles in conveyances—Posting a copy of this section.

76.04.465 - Certain snags to be felled currently with logging.

76.04.475 - Reimbursement for costs of suppression action.

76.04.486 - Escaped slash burns—Obligations.

76.04.495 - Negligent starting of fires or allowance of extreme fire hazard or debris—Liability—Recovery of reasonable expenses—Lien.

76.04.505 - Finding—Intent.

76.04.511 - Wildfire response, forest restoration, and community resilience account.

76.04.516 - Report to the governor and legislature—Forest inventory—Forest growth and yield modeling—Sustainable harvest calculation—Review—Report.

76.04.521 - Forest sector workforce development.

76.04.525 - Wildland fire aviation support plan.

76.04.600 - Owners to protect forests.

76.04.610 - Forest fire protection assessment.

76.04.620 - State funds—Loans—Recovery of funds from the landowner contingency forest fire suppression account.

76.04.630 - Landowner contingency forest fire suppression account—Expenditures—Assessments.

76.04.650 - Disposal of forest debris—Permission to allow trees to fall on another's land.

76.04.660 - Additional fire hazards—Extreme fire hazard areas—Abatement, isolation or reduction—Summary action—Recovery of costs—Inspection of property.

76.04.700 - Failure to extinguish campfire.

76.04.710 - Wilful setting of fire.

76.04.720 - Removal of notices.

76.04.730 - Negligent fire—Spread.

76.04.740 - Reckless burning.

76.04.750 - Uncontrolled fire a public nuisance—Suppression—Duties—Summary action—Recovery of costs.

76.04.760 - Civil actions—Forested lands—Fire damage.

76.04.770 - Authorization to enter privately or publicly owned land to extinguish or control a wildland fire—Limitation of liability.

76.04.780 - Utility wildland fire prevention advisory committee—Duties—Report—Membership—Immunity.

76.04.900 - Captions—1986 c 100.