Title 52 - Fire protection districts
- 52.02 - Formation.
- 52.02.001 - Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
- 52.02.020 - Districts authorized -- Health clinic services.
- 52.02.030 - Petition -- Certification.
- 52.02.035 - Petition -- Notice of sufficiency.
- 52.02.040 - Petition -- Public hearing.
- 52.02.050 - Public hearing -- Notice -- Publication and posting.
- 52.02.060 - Hearing -- Inclusion and exclusion of land.
- 52.02.070 - Action on petition -- Resolution -- Election -- District name when located in more than one county.
- 52.02.080 - Election.
- 52.02.110 - Declaration of election results -- Resolution.
- 52.02.140 - Appeal.
- 52.02.150 - Organization conclusive.
- 52.04 - Annexation.
- 52.04.001 - Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
- 52.04.011 - Annexation of territory by election method -- Procedure -- Indebtedness -- Election dispensed with, when.
- 52.04.021 - Annexation by petition method -- Alternative to election method.
- 52.04.031 - Annexation by petition method -- Petition -- Signers -- Content.
- 52.04.041 - Annexation by petition method -- Hearing -- Notice.
- 52.04.051 - Annexation by petition method -- Resolution providing for annexation.
- 52.04.056 - Withdrawal or reannexation of areas.
- 52.04.061 - Annexation of adjacent city or town -- City or town in two counties -- Procedure.
- 52.04.071 - Annexation of adjacent city, partial city, or town -- Election.
- 52.04.081 - Annexation of adjacent city, partial city, or town -- Annual tax levies -- Limitations.
- 52.04.091 - Additional territory annexed by city to be part of district.
- 52.04.101 - Withdrawal by annexed city, partial city, or town -- Election.
- 52.04.111 - Annexation of city, code city, partial city, or town -- Transfer of employees.
- 52.04.121 - Annexation of city, partial city, or town -- Transfer of employees -- Rights and benefits.
- 52.04.131 - Annexation of city, code city, partial city, or town -- Transfer of employees -- Notice -- Time limitation.
- 52.04.141 - Annexation of contiguous territory not in same county.
- 52.04.151 - Annexation of territory not in same county -- District name.
- 52.04.161 - Newly incorporated city or town deemed annexed by district -- Withdrawal.
- 52.04.171 - Annexation of property subject to excess levy -- Repayment of voter-approved indebtedness.
- 52.06 - Merger.
- 52.06.001 - Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
- 52.06.010 - Merger of districts authorized -- Review.
- 52.06.020 - Petition -- Contents.
- 52.06.030 - Action on petition -- Special election.
- 52.06.050 - Vote required -- Status after favorable vote.
- 52.06.060 - Merger by petition.
- 52.06.070 - Obligations of merged districts.
- 52.06.080 - Delivery of property and funds.
- 52.06.085 - Board membership upon merger of districts -- Subsequent boards -- Creation of commissioner districts.
- 52.06.090 - Merger of part of district with adjacent district.
- 52.06.100 - Merger of part of district with adjacent district -- When election unnecessary.
- 52.06.110 - Transfer of employees.
- 52.06.120 - Transfer of employees -- Rights and benefits.
- 52.06.130 - Transfer of employees -- Notice -- Time limitation.
- 52.06.140 - Merger of districts located in different counties -- District name.
- 52.06.150 - Merger of districts located in same county -- District name.
- 52.08 - Withdrawal.
- 52.08.001 - Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
- 52.08.011 - Withdrawal authorized.
- 52.08.021 - Withdrawal by incorporation of part of district.
- 52.08.025 - City may not be included within district -- Exceptions -- Withdrawal of city.
- 52.08.032 - Levy for emergency medical care and services.
- 52.08.035 - City withdrawn to determine fire and emergency medical protection methods -- Contracts -- Joint operations -- Sale, lease, etc., of property.
- 52.08.041 - Taxes and assessments unaffected.
- 52.08.051 - Commissioners residing in territory withdrawn -- Vacancy created.
- 52.10 - Dissolution.
- 52.12 - Powers -- Burning permits.
- 52.12.011 - Status.
- 52.12.021 - General powers.
- 52.12.031 - Specific powers -- Acquisition or lease of property or equipment -- Contracts -- Association of districts -- Group life insurance -- Building inspections -- Fire investigations.
- 52.12.036 - Community revitalization financing -- Public improvements.
- 52.12.041 - Eminent domain.
- 52.12.051 - Condemnation proceedings.
- 52.12.061 - Contracts, promissory notes, deeds of trust, and mortgages for purchase of property -- Limit on indebtedness -- Election, when.
- 52.12.071 - Liability insurance for officials and employees.
- 52.12.101 - Burning permits authorized -- Resolution.
- 52.12.102 - Burning permits -- Resolution to be published and posted.
- 52.12.103 - Burning permits -- Issuance -- Contents.
- 52.12.104 - Burning permits -- Duties of permittee.
- 52.12.105 - Burning permits -- Penalty.
- 52.12.106 - Burning permits -- Penalty.
- 52.12.108 - Burning permits -- Liability for fire suppression costs.
- 52.12.111 - Use of equipment and personnel beyond district boundaries -- Governmental function.
- 52.12.121 - Use of equipment and personnel outside district -- Duty of firefighter deemed duty for district -- Benefits not impaired.
- 52.12.125 - Reimbursement for fire suppression costs on state lands -- Limitations.
- 52.12.131 - Emergency medical services -- Establishment and collection of charges.
- 52.12.135 - Interlocal agreements for ambulance services.
- 52.12.140 - Hazardous materials response teams.
- 52.12.150 - Setting fires for firefighter instruction -- When burning permit not required -- Notice, inspection required.
- 52.14 - Commissioners.
- 52.14.010 - Number -- Qualifications -- Insurance -- Compensation and expenses -- Service as volunteer firefighter.
- 52.14.013 - Commissioner districts -- Creation -- Boundaries.
- 52.14.015 - Increase from three to five commissioners -- Election.
- 52.14.017 - Decrease from five to three commissioners -- Election -- Disposition of commissioner districts.
- 52.14.020 - Number in district having full-time, fully-paid personnel -- Terms of first appointees.
- 52.14.030 - Polling places.
- 52.14.050 - Vacancies.
- 52.14.060 - Commissioner's terms.
- 52.14.070 - Oath of office.
- 52.14.080 - Chair -- Secretary -- Duties and oath.
- 52.14.090 - Office -- Meetings.
- 52.14.100 - Meetings -- Powers and duties of board.
- 52.14.110 - Purchases and public works -- Competitive bids required -- Exceptions.
- 52.14.120 - Purchases and public works -- Competitive bidding procedures.
- 52.14.130 - Low bidder claiming error -- Prohibition on later bid for same project.
- 52.16 - Finances.
- 52.16.010 - County treasurer as financial agent.
- 52.16.020 - Funds.
- 52.16.030 - Budget for each fund.
- 52.16.040 - Tax levies -- Assessment roll -- Collection.
- 52.16.050 - Disbursal of funds -- Issuance of warrants -- Monthly reports.
- 52.16.061 - General obligation bonds -- Issuance -- Limitations.
- 52.16.070 - Obligations shall not exceed taxes, revenues, and cash balances -- Exceptions.
- 52.16.080 - Bonds may be issued for capital purposes -- Excess property tax levies.
- 52.16.130 - General levy authorized -- Limit -- Excess levy at special election.
- 52.16.140 - General levy may exceed limit -- When.
- 52.16.150 - Donations and bequests to district.
- 52.16.160 - Tax levy authorized.
- 52.16.170 - Taxation and assessment of lands lying both within a fire protection district and forest protection assessment area.
- 52.18 - Benefit charges.
- 52.18.010 - Benefit charges authorized -- Exceptions -- Amounts -- Limitations.
- 52.18.020 - Personal property, improvements to real property -- Defined.
- 52.18.030 - Resolution establishing benefit charges -- Contents -- Listing -- Collection.
- 52.18.040 - Reimbursement of county for administration and collection expenses.
- 52.18.050 - Voter approval of benefit charges required -- Election -- Ballot.
- 52.18.060 - Public hearing -- Required -- Report -- Benefit charge resolution to be filed -- Notification to property owners.
- 52.18.065 - Property tax limited if benefit charge imposed.
- 52.18.070 - Review board.
- 52.18.080 - Model resolution.
- 52.18.090 - Exemptions.
- 52.18.900 - Severability -- 1974 ex.s. c 126.
- 52.18.901 - Severability -- 1990 c 294.
- 52.20 - Local improvement districts.
- 52.20.010 - L.I.D.'s authorized -- Petition or resolution method.
- 52.20.020 - Dismissal, approval of petition or resolution of intention -- Notice of hearing.
- 52.20.022 - Notice must contain statement that assessments may vary from estimates.
- 52.20.025 - Hearing and subsequent proceedings to be in accordance with laws applicable to cities and towns -- Definitions.
- 52.20.027 - Lands subject to forest fire protection assessments exempt -- Separation of forest-type lands for tax and assessment purposes.
- 52.20.060 - Coupon or registered warrants -- Payment -- Interest -- Registration.
- 52.20.070 - Contracts not general district obligations.
- 52.22 - Special proceedings.
- 52.22.011 - Legislative validation.
- 52.22.021 - Special proceedings for judicial confirmation of organization, bonds, warrants, contracts, etc.
- 52.22.031 - Petition.
- 52.22.041 - Hearing date to be fixed -- Notice.
- 52.22.051 - Answer of petition.
- 52.22.061 - Pleading and practice -- Motion for new trial.
- 52.22.071 - Jurisdiction of court.
- 52.22.081 - Minor irregularities to be disregarded.
- 52.22.091 - Costs.
- 52.22.101 - Appellate review.
- 52.22.111 - Districts governed by Title 52 RCW.
- 52.26 - Regional fire protection service authorities.
- 52.26.010 - Findings.
- 52.26.020 - Definitions.
- 52.26.030 - Planning committee -- Formation -- Powers.
- 52.26.040 - Planning committee -- Formulation of service plan -- Competition with private ambulance service.
- 52.26.050 - Service plan -- Taxes and benefit charges.
- 52.26.060 - Service plan -- Submission to voters.
- 52.26.070 - Service authority -- Formation -- Challenges.
- 52.26.080 - Organization and composition of governing board.
- 52.26.090 - Powers of governing board.
- 52.26.100 - Transfer of responsibilities and employees to authority -- Civil service system.
- 52.26.110 - Withdrawal, reannexation of territory.
- 52.26.120 - Dissolution of fire protection district -- Election -- Transfer of responsibilities.
- 52.26.130 - Debt -- Interlocal contracts -- General obligation bonds.
- 52.26.140 - Levy of taxes -- Levies authorized by special election -- Indebtedness -- Definition.
- 52.26.150 - Levy of taxes -- To be made by county or counties where authority is located.
- 52.26.160 - Taxation of lands lying within authority and forest protection assessment area.
- 52.26.170 - Collection of taxes.
- 52.26.180 - Benefit charges.
- 52.26.190 - Benefit charges -- Exemptions.
- 52.26.200 - Benefit charges -- Resolution -- County assessor's duties.
- 52.26.210 - Benefit charges -- Administration and collection by county treasurer.
- 52.26.220 - Benefit charges -- Submission to voters -- Renewal.
- 52.26.230 - Benefit charges -- Establishment -- Public hearings -- Notice to property owners.
- 52.26.240 - Benefit charges -- Limitation on imposition of property tax.
- 52.26.250 - Benefit charges -- Complaints -- Review board.
- 52.26.260 - Benefit charges -- Model resolution -- Assistance by Washington fire commissioners association.
- 52.26.270 - Benefit charges--Additional exemption.
- 52.26.280 - Civil service -- When authorized or required.
- 52.26.290 - Annexation of territory.
- 52.26.900 - Captions not law -- 2004 c 129.
- 52.26.901 - Severability -- 2004 c 129.
- 52.30 - Miscellaneous provisions.
- 52.30.020 - Property of public agency included within district -- Contracts for services.
- 52.30.040 - Civil service for employees.
- 52.30.050 - Residency not grounds for discharge of civil service employees.
- 52.30.060 - Change of district name -- Resolution.
- 52.30.070 - District volunteer members -- Holding public office -- Definitions.
- 52.33 - Fire departments -- Performance measures.
- RCW Dispositions
- 52.04 - Annexation
- 52.28 - Burning permits
- 52.14 - Commissioners
- 52.16 - Finances
- 52.02 - Formation
- 52.20 - Local improvement districts
- 52.06 - Merger
- 52.24 - Mergers
- 52.30 - Miscellaneous provisions
- 52.12 - Powers — burning permits
- 52.22 - Special proceedings
- 52.32 - Validation
- 52.34 - Validation procedure
- 52.08 - Withdrawal
- Notes