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WA Rev Code § 38.52.440 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|38.52.440 - Assistance for persons with disabilities present at scene of emergency—Assessment and report—Definitions.

RCW 38.52.440 Assistance for persons with disabilities present at scene of emergency—Assessment and report—Definitions.(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the director, through the state enhanced 911 coordinator, and in collaboration with the department of health, the department of social and health services, the Washington state patrol, the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, the Washington council of police and sheriffs, the state fire marshal's office, a representative of a first responder organization with experience in addressing the needs of a person with a disability, and other individuals and entities at the discretion of the director, must assess, and report back to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2018, regarding:(a) The resources, capabilities, techniques, protocols, and procedures available or required in order to include as part of the enhanced 911 emergency service the ability to allow an immediate display on the screen indicating that a person with a disability may be present at the scene of an emergency, the caller's identification, location, phone number, address, and if made available, additional information on the person with a disability that would assist the first responder in the emergency response;(b) How best to acquire, implement, and safeguard a secure website and the information in the system provided by a person with a disability, or a parent, guardian, or caretaker of a person with a disability in order to make such information directly available to first responders at the scene of an emergency or on the way to the scene of an emergency;(c) What information provided by a person must remain confidential under state or federal law, or otherwise should remain confidential without written permission to release it for purposes of chapter 295, Laws of 2017 or the information is otherwise releasable or available under other provisions of law; and(d) The need to provide various agencies and employees that are first responders and emergency personnel immunity from civil liability for acts or omissions in the performance of their duties, and what standard should apply, such as if the act or omission is the result of simple negligence, gross negligence, or willful misconduct.(2) For purposes of this section:(a) Both "accident" and "emergency" mean an unforeseen combination of circumstances or a resulting situation that results in a need for assistance or relief and calls for immediate action; and (b) "Person with a disability" means an individual who has been diagnosed medically to have a physical, mental, emotional, intellectual, behavioral, developmental, or sensory disability.[ 2017 c 295 § 3.]NOTES:Short title—2017 c 295: See note following RCW 43.70.490.
WA Rev Code § 38.52.500 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|38.52.500 - Statewide enhanced 911 service—Finding.

RCW 38.52.500 Statewide enhanced 911 service—Finding.The legislature finds that a statewide emergency communications network of enhanced 911 telephone service, which allows an immediate display of a caller's identification and location, would serve to further the safety, health, and welfare of the state's citizens, and would save lives. The legislature, after reviewing the study outlined in section 1, chapter 260, Laws of 1990, further finds that statewide implementation of enhanced 911 telephone service is feasible and should be accomplished as soon as practicable.[ 1991 c 54 § 1.]NOTES:Referral to electorate—1991 c 54: See note following RCW 38.52.030.
WA Rev Code § 38.52.501 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|38.52.501 - Statewide enhanced 911 service—Findings.

RCW 38.52.501 Statewide enhanced 911 service—Findings.The legislature finds that statewide enhanced 911 has proven to be a lifesaving service and that routing a 911 call to the appropriate public safety answering point with a display of the caller's identification and location should be available for all users of telecommunications services, regardless of the technology used to make and transmit the 911 call. The legislature also finds that it is in the best public interest to ensure that there is adequate ongoing funding to support enhanced 911 service.[ 2002 c 341 § 1.]NOTES:Severability—2002 c 341: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 2002 c 341 § 14.]Effective date—2002 c 341: "This act takes effect January 1, 2003." [ 2002 c 341 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 38.52.505 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|38.52.505 - Statewide enhanced 911 service—Automatic location identification—Rules.

RCW 38.52.505 Statewide enhanced 911 service—Automatic location identification—Rules.The adjutant general shall establish rules on minimum information requirements of automatic location identification for the purposes of enhanced 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 the governing body of a city or county to take into consideration local circumstances when approving the accuracy of location information generated when calls are made to 911 from facilities within his or her service area.[ 1999 c 24 § 2.]NOTES:Findings—1999 c 24: "The legislature finds that the citizens of the state increasingly rely on the dependability of enhanced 911, a system that allows the person answering an emergency call to determine the location of the emergency immediately without the caller needing to speak. The legislature further finds that the degree of accuracy of the displayed information must be adequate to permit rapid location of the caller while taking into consideration variables specific to local conditions. The legislature further finds that it is appropriate that rules permitting local fire agencies to evaluate and approve the accuracy of location information relating to their service areas be adopted." [ 1999 c 24 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 38.52.510 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|38.52.510 - Statewide enhanced 911 service—Funding by counties.

RCW 38.52.510 Statewide enhanced 911 service—Funding by counties.Each county, singly or in combination with one or more adjacent counties, must implement countywide or multicounty-wide enhanced 911 emergency communications systems so that enhanced 911 is available throughout the state. The county must provide funding for the enhanced 911 communications system in the county in an amount equal to the amount the maximum tax under RCW 82.14B.030(1) would generate in the county less any applicable administrative fee charged by the department of revenue or the amount necessary to provide full funding of the system in the county. The state enhanced 911 coordination office established by RCW 38.52.520 must assist and facilitate enhanced 911 implementation throughout the state.[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 19 § 14; 1991 c 54 § 3.]NOTES:Effective dates—2010 1st sp.s. c 19: See note following RCW 82.14B.010.Referral to electorate—1991 c 54: See note following RCW 38.52.030.
WA Rev Code § 38.52.520 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|38.52.520 - State enhanced 911 coordination office.

RCW 38.52.520 State enhanced 911 coordination office.A state enhanced 911 coordination office, headed by the state enhanced 911 coordinator, is established in the emergency management division of the department. Duties of the office include:(1) Coordinating and facilitating the implementation and operation of enhanced 911 emergency communications systems throughout the state;(2) Seeking advice and assistance from, and providing staff support for, the enhanced 911 advisory committee; (3) Recommending to the utilities and transportation commission by August 31st of each year the level of the state enhanced 911 excise tax for the following year;(4) Considering base needs of individual counties for specific assistance, specify rules defining the purposes for which available state enhanced 911 funding may be expended, with the advice and assistance of the enhanced 911 advisory committee; and(5) Providing an annual update to the enhanced 911 advisory committee on how much money each county has spent on:(a) Efforts to modernize their existing enhanced 911 emergency communications system; and(b) Enhanced 911 operational costs.[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 19 § 15; 1991 c 54 § 4.]NOTES:Effective dates—2010 1st sp.s. c 19: See note following RCW 82.14B.010.Referral to electorate—1991 c 54: See note following RCW 38.52.030.
WA Rev Code § 38.52.525 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|38.52.525 - State enhanced 911 coordination office—Public education materials.

RCW 38.52.525 State enhanced 911 coordination office—Public education materials.The state enhanced 911 coordination office may develop and implement public education materials regarding the capability of specific equipment used as part of a private telecommunications system or in the provision of private shared telecommunications services to forward automatic location identification and automatic number identification.[ 1995 c 243 § 9.]NOTES:Findings—Severability—1995 c 243: See notes following RCW 80.36.555.
WA Rev Code § 38.52.532 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|38.52.532 - Enhanced 911 advisory committee—Annual legislative update.

RCW 38.52.532 Enhanced 911 advisory committee—Annual legislative update.On an annual basis, the enhanced 911 advisory committee must provide an update on the status of enhanced 911 service in the state to the appropriate committees in the legislature. The update must include progress by counties towards creating greater efficiencies in enhanced 911 operations including, but not limited to, regionalization of facilities, centralization of equipment, and statewide purchasing.[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 19 § 17; 2006 c 210 § 2.]NOTES:Effective dates—2010 1st sp.s. c 19: See note following RCW 82.14B.010.
WA Rev Code § 38.52.535 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|38.52.535 - State enhanced 911 coordination office and advisory committee—Uniform national standards.

RCW 38.52.535 State enhanced 911 coordination office and advisory committee—Uniform national standards.The state enhanced 911 coordination office and the enhanced 911 advisory committee may participate in efforts to set uniform national standards for automatic number identification and automatic location identification data transmission for private telecommunications systems and private shared telecommunications services.[ 1998 c 245 § 32; 1995 c 243 § 10.]NOTES:Findings—Severability—1995 c 243: See notes following RCW 80.36.555.
WA Rev Code § 38.52.545 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|38.52.545 - Priorities for enhanced 911 funding.

RCW 38.52.545 Priorities for enhanced 911 funding.In specifying rules defining the purposes for which available state enhanced 911 moneys may be expended, the state enhanced 911 coordinator, with the advice and assistance of the enhanced 911 advisory committee, must consider base needs of individual counties for specific assistance. Priorities for available enhanced 911 funding are as follows:(1) To assure that 911 dialing is operational statewide;(2) To assist counties as necessary to assure that they can achieve a basic service level for 911 operations; and(3) To assist counties as practicable to acquire items of a capital nature appropriate to modernize 911 systems and increase 911 effectiveness.[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 19 § 19; 2001 c 128 § 3.]NOTES:Effective dates—2010 1st sp.s. c 19: See note following RCW 82.14B.010.Findings—Effective date—2001 c 128: See notes following RCW 38.52.540.
WA Rev Code § 38.52.550 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|38.52.550 - Emergency communications systems and information—Immunity from civil liability.

RCW 38.52.550 Emergency communications systems and information—Immunity from civil liability.A telecommunications company, radio communications service company, or interconnected voice over internet protocol service company, providing emergency communications systems or services or a business or individual providing database information to enhanced 911 emergency communications personnel is not liable for civil damages caused by an act or omission of the company, business, or individual in the:(1) Good faith release of information not in the public record, including unpublished or unlisted subscriber information to emergency service providers responding to calls placed to an enhanced 911 emergency communications service; or(2) Design, development, installation, maintenance, or provision of consolidated enhanced 911 emergency communications systems or services other than an act or omission constituting gross negligence or wanton or willful misconduct.[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 19 § 20; 2002 c 341 § 5; 1991 c 329 § 7.]NOTES:Effective dates—2010 1st sp.s. c 19: See note following RCW 82.14B.010.Severability—Effective date—2002 c 341: See notes following RCW 38.52.501.
WA Rev Code § 38.52.561 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|38.52.561 - 911 calls from radio communications and interconnected voice over internet protocol service companies—Technical and operational standards.

RCW 38.52.561 911 calls from radio communications and interconnected voice over internet protocol service companies—Technical and operational standards.The state enhanced 911 coordinator, with the advice and assistance of the enhanced 911 advisory committee, must set nondiscriminatory, uniform technical and operational standards consistent with the rules of the federal communications commission for the transmission of 911 calls from radio communications service companies and interconnected voice over internet protocol service companies to enhanced 911 emergency communications systems. These standards must not exceed the requirements set by the federal communications commission. The authority given to the state enhanced 911 coordinator in this section is limited to setting standards as set forth in this section and does not constitute authority to regulate radio communications service companies or interconnected voice over internet protocol service companies.[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 19 § 21; 2002 c 341 § 6.]NOTES:Effective dates—2010 1st sp.s. c 19: See note following RCW 82.14B.010.Severability—Effective date—2002 c 341: See notes following RCW 38.52.501.
WA Rev Code § 38.52.575 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|38.52.575 - Information in automatic number identification or automatic location identification database that is part of county enhanced 911 emergency communications system—Other information associated with county enhanced 911 emergency communications system—Exemption from public inspection and copying.

RCW 38.52.575 Information in automatic number identification or automatic location identification database that is part of county enhanced 911 emergency communications system—Other information associated with county enhanced 911 emergency communications system—Exemption from public inspection and copying.(1) Information contained in an automatic number identification or automatic location identification database that is part of a county enhanced 911 emergency communications system as defined in RCW 82.14B.020 and intended for display at a public safety answering point with incoming 911 voice or data is exempt from public inspection and copying under chapter 42.56 RCW.(2) Information voluntarily submitted to be contained in a database that is part of or associated with a county enhanced 911 emergency communications system as defined in RCW 82.14B.020 and intended for the purpose of display at a public safety answering point with incoming 911 voice or data is exempt from public inspection and copying under chapter 42.56 RCW.(3) This section shall not be interpreted to prohibit:(a) Display of information at a public safety answering point;(b) Dissemination of information by the public safety answering point to police, fire, or emergency medical responders for display on a device used by police, fire, or emergency medical responders for the purpose of handling or responding to emergency calls or for training;(c) Maintenance of the database by a county;(d) Dissemination of information by a county to local agency personnel for inclusion in an emergency notification system that makes outgoing calls to telephone numbers to provide notification of a community emergency event;(e) Inspection or copying by the subject of the information or an authorized representative; or(f) The public disclosure of information prepared, retained, disseminated, transmitted, or recorded, for the purpose of handling or responding to emergency calls, unless disclosure of any such information is otherwise exempted under chapter 42.56 RCW or other law.[ 2015 c 224 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 38.52.577 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|38.52.577 - Information from automatic number identification, automatic location identification database, or voluntarily submitted for inclusion in emergency notification system—Exemption from public inspection and copying.

RCW 38.52.577 Information from automatic number identification, automatic location identification database, or voluntarily submitted for inclusion in emergency notification system—Exemption from public inspection and copying.Information obtained from an automatic number identification or automatic location identification database or voluntarily submitted to a local agency for inclusion in an emergency notification system is exempt from public inspection and copying under chapter 42.56 RCW. This section shall not be interpreted to prohibit:(1) Making outgoing calls to telephone numbers to provide notification of a community emergency event;(2) Maintenance of the database by a local agency; or(3) Inspection or copying by the subject of the information or an authorized representative.[ 2015 c 224 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 38.52.580 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|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 agency's point of contact. The state agency must also submit an annual report to the relevant committees of the legislature identifying those instances of emergency or disaster in the preceding year in which life safety information was provided and what public messaging strategies and means were used to notify citizens with limited English proficiency.[ 2017 c 312 § 2.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—2017 c 312: "The legislature finds that, as a matter of human dignity, all persons should be informed of emergency notifications in a manner in which they can understand. It is the intent of the legislature that all persons who may be in harm's way in an emergency are informed of their peril, and informed of appropriate actions they should take to protect themselves and their families." [ 2017 c 312 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 38.52.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|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.]
WA Rev Code § 38.52.920 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|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, contracts, or agreements shall remain in force until they may be repealed, amended, or superseded by orders, rules, regulations, contracts, or agreements made or promulgated under this chapter: PROVIDED FURTHER, That this section shall not affect the tenure of any officer, employee, or person serving under authority of any repealed act and such officer, employee, or person shall continue in his or her position until such time as a successor is appointed or employed under the provisions of this chapter.[ 2011 c 336 § 801; 1951 c 178 § 17.]
WA Rev Code § 38.52.930 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|38.52.930 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions to state military department.

RCW 38.52.930 Transfer of powers, duties, and functions to state military department.All powers, duties, and functions of the *department of community, trade, and economic development pertaining to emergency management are transferred to the state military department. All references to the director or the department of community development or the *department of community, trade, and economic development in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the adjutant general or the state military department when referring to the functions transferred in this section.[ 1995 c 391 § 10.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: The "department of community, trade, and economic development" was renamed the "department of commerce" by 2009 c 565.Effective date—1995 c 391: See note following RCW 38.52.005.
WA Rev Code § 38.52.940 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs|Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.|38.52.940 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 38.52.940 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.[ 2009 c 521 § 84.]