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WA Rev Code § 76.04.021 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.021 - Department must accommodate livestock owner's request to retrieve or care for animals at risk due to a wildfire—Liability.

RCW 76.04.021 Department must accommodate livestock owner's request to retrieve or care for animals at risk due to a wildfire—Liability.(1)(a) The department must make every reasonable effort to accommodate a livestock owner's request to retrieve or care for animals in his or her charge that are at risk due to a wildfire.(b) The department may only prohibit livestock owners, or the owner's employees or agents, from retrieving or caring for livestock that are lawfully present on the public lands during any fire suppression response if doing so is reasonably necessary to prevent interference with a direct, active fire response.(2) The department must incorporate the implementation of this section into any prefire season training or coordination conducted in local communities that contain active grazing areas.(3)(a) The owner of livestock lawfully present on public lands assumes full liability for any damages incurred to himself or herself, and any employees or agents in his or her charge, if public lands are accessed to retrieve or care for livestock during the time of a fire suppression response by the department affecting the public lands in question.(b) No civil liability may be imposed by any court on the state, the department, or another political subdivision of the state for any direct or indirect adverse impacts, including injury or death, resulting from:(i) The department's reasonable efforts under this section to accommodate a livestock owner, or the owner's employees or agents, to retrieve or care for animals in his or her charge that are at risk due to a wildfire; or(ii) A livestock owner, or the owner's employees or agents, accessing public lands to retrieve or care for livestock during the time of a fire suppression response by the department affecting the public lands in question.[ 2016 c 109 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 76.04.025 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.025 - Federal funds.

RCW 76.04.025 Federal funds.The department shall receive and disburse any and all moneys contributed, allotted, or paid by the United States under the authority of any act of Congress for use in cooperation with the state of Washington in protecting and developing forests.[ 1986 c 100 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 76.04.035 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.035 - Wardens—Appointment—Duties.

RCW 76.04.035 Wardens—Appointment—Duties.(1) The department may appoint any of its employees as wardens, at the times and localities as it considers the public welfare demands, within any area of the state where there is forestland requiring protection.(2) The duties of wardens shall be:(a) To provide forest fire prevention and protection information to the public;(b) To investigate discovered or reported fires on forestlands and take appropriate action;(c) To patrol their areas as necessary;(d) To visit all parts of their area, and frequented places and camps as far as possible, and warn campers or other users and visitors of fire hazards;(e) To see that all locomotives and all steam, internal combustion, and other spark-emitting equipment are provided with spark arresters and adequate devices for preventing the escape of fire or sparks in accordance with the law;(f) To see that operations or activities on forestland have all required fire prevention and suppression equipment or devices as required by law;(g) To extinguish wildfires;(h) To set back-fires to control fires;(i) To summons, impress, and employ help in controlling wildfires;(j) To see that all laws for the protection of forests are enforced;(k) To investigate, arrest, and initiate prosecution of all offenders of this chapter or other chapters as allowed by law; and(l) To perform all other duties as prescribed by law and as the department directs.(3) All wardens and rangers shall render reports to the department on blanks or forms, or in the manner and at the times as may be ordered, giving a summary of how employed, the area visited, expenses incurred, and other information as required by the department.(4) The department may suspend the authority of any warden who may be incompetent or unwilling to discharge properly the duties of the office.(5) The department shall determine the placement of the wardens and, upon its request to the county commissioners of any county, the county commissioners shall designate and furnish the wardens with suitably equipped office quarters in the county courthouse.(6) The authority of the wardens regarding the prevention, suppression, and control of forest fires, summoning, impressing, or employing help, or making arrests for violations of this chapter may extend to any part of the state.[ 1986 c 100 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 76.04.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.045 - Rangers—Appointment—Ex officio rangers—Compensation.

RCW 76.04.045 Rangers—Appointment—Ex officio rangers—Compensation.(1) All Washington state patrol officers, fish and wildlife officers, deputy state fire marshals, and state park rangers, while in their respective jurisdictions, shall be ex officio rangers.(2) Employees of the United States forest service, when recommended by their forest supervisor, and citizens of the state advantageously located may, at the discretion of the department, be commissioned as rangers and vested with the certain powers and duties of wardens as specified in this chapter and as directed by the department.(3) Rangers shall receive no compensation for their services except when employed in cooperation with the state and under the provisions of this chapter and shall not create any indebtedness or incur any liability on behalf of the state: PROVIDED, That rangers actually engaged in extinguishing or preventing the spread of fire on forestland or elsewhere that may endanger forestland shall, when their accounts for such service have been approved by the department, be entitled to receive compensation for such services at a rate to be fixed by the department.(4) The department may cancel the commission of any ranger or authority granted to any ex officio ranger who may be incompetent or unwilling to discharge properly the duties of the office.[ 2001 c 253 § 9; 1986 c 100 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 76.04.055 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.055 - Service of notices.

RCW 76.04.055 Service of notices.Any notice required by law to be served by the department, warden, or ranger shall be sufficient if a written or printed copy thereof is delivered, mailed, telegraphed, or electronically transmitted by the department, warden, or ranger to the person to receive the notice or to his or her responsible agent. If the name or address of the person or agent is unknown and cannot be obtained by reasonable diligence, the notice may be served by posting the copy in a conspicuous place upon the premises concerned by the notice.[ 1986 c 100 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 76.04.065 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.065 - Arrests without warrants.

RCW 76.04.065 Arrests without warrants.Department employees appointed as wardens, persons commissioned as rangers, and all police officers may arrest persons violating this chapter, without warrant, as prescribed by law.[ 1986 c 100 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 76.04.075 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.075 - Rules—Penalty.

RCW 76.04.075 Rules—Penalty.Any person who violates any of the orders or rules adopted under this chapter for the protection of forests from fires is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalties for a misdemeanor under RCW 9A.20.021, unless another penalty is provided.[ 1986 c 100 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 76.04.085 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.085 - Penalty for violations.

RCW 76.04.085 Penalty for violations.Unless specified otherwise, violations of the provisions of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor and subject to the penalties for a misdemeanor under RCW 9A.20.021.[ 1986 c 100 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 76.04.095 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.095 - Cooperative protection.

RCW 76.04.095 Cooperative protection.When any responsible protective agency or agencies composed of timber owners other than the state agrees to undertake systematic forest protection in cooperation with the state and such cooperation appears to the department to be more advantageous to the state than the state-provided forest fire services, the department may designate suitable areas to be official cooperative districts and substitute cooperative services for the state-provided services. The department may cooperate in the compensation for expenses of preventing and controlling fire in cooperative districts to the extent it considers equitable on behalf of the state.[ 1986 c 100 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 76.04.105 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.105 - Contracts for protection and development.

RCW 76.04.105 Contracts for protection and development.The department may enter into contracts and undertakings with private corporations for the protection and development of the forestlands within the state, subject to the provisions of this chapter.[ 1986 c 100 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 76.04.115 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.115 - Articles of incorporation—Requirements.

RCW 76.04.115 Articles of incorporation—Requirements.Before any private corporation may enter into any contract under RCW 76.04.105, there shall be incorporated into the articles of incorporation or charter of such corporation a provision requiring that the corporation, out of its earnings or earned surplus, and in a manner satisfactory to the department, annually set apart funds to discharge any contract entered into between such corporation and the department.[ 1986 c 100 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 76.04.125 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.125 - Requisites of contract.

RCW 76.04.125 Requisites of contract.Any undertaking for the protection and development of the forestlands of the state under RCW 76.04.105 shall be regulated and controlled by a contract to be entered into between the private corporation and the department. The contract shall outline the lands involved and the conditions and details of the undertaking, including an exact specification of the amount of funds to be made available by the corporation and the time and manner of disbursement. Before entering into any such contract, the department shall be satisfied that the private corporation is financially solvent and will be able to carry out the project outlined in the contract. The department shall have charge of the project for the protection and development of the forestlands described in the contract, and any expense incurred by the department under any such contract shall be payable solely by the corporation from the funds provided by it for these purposes. The state of Washington shall not in any event be responsible to any person, firm, company, or corporation for any indebtedness created by any corporation under a contract pursuant to RCW 76.04.105.[ 1986 c 100 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 76.04.135 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.135 - Cooperative agreements—Public agencies—Transfer of ownership of department-owned firefighting vehicle, procedure.

RCW 76.04.135 Cooperative agreements—Public agencies—Transfer of ownership of department-owned firefighting vehicle, procedure.(1) For the purpose of promoting and facilitating cooperation among fire protection agencies, including the department, and between the department and other agencies that manage lands owned by the state, and to more adequately protect life, property, and the natural resources of the state, the department may enter into a contract or agreement with a municipality, county, state, or federal agency to provide fire detection, prevention, presuppression, or suppression services on property which they are responsible to protect or manage.(2) Contracts or agreements under subsection (1) of this section may contain provisions for the exchange of services on a cooperative basis or services in return for cash payment or other compensation.(3) No charges may be made when the department determines that under a cooperative contract or agreement the assistance received from a municipality, county, or federal agency on state protected lands equals that provided by the state on municipal, county, or federal lands.(4) The department may transfer ownership of depreciated firefighting vehicles and related equipment upon terms subject to mutual agreement to local fire districts in wildfire prone areas in all areas of the state, as determined by the department, and where the median household income is below the state average. These vehicle and equipment transfers are exempt from the requirements in RCW 43.19.1919(1). The department must notify the chairs and ranking members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction regarding these transfers at least ten days prior to transfer of the equipment.[ 2017 c 280 § 2; 2012 c 38 § 2; 1986 c 100 § 14.]NOTES:Effective date—2017 c 280: See note following RCW 43.30.575.
WA Rev Code § 76.04.155 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.155 - Firefighting—Employment—Assistance.

RCW 76.04.155 Firefighting—Employment—Assistance.(1) The department may employ a sufficient number of persons to extinguish or prevent the spreading of any fire that may be in danger of damaging or destroying any timber or other property on department protected lands. The department may provide needed tools and supplies and may provide transportation when necessary for persons so employed.(2) Every person so employed is entitled to compensation at a rate to be fixed by the department. The department shall, upon request, show the person the number of hours worked by that person and the rate established for payment. After approval of the department, that person is entitled to receive payment from the state.(3) It is unlawful to fail to render assistance when called upon by the department to aid in guarding or extinguishing any fire.[ 1986 c 100 § 16.]
WA Rev Code § 76.04.165 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.165 - Legislative declaration—Forest protection zones.

RCW 76.04.165 Legislative declaration—Forest protection zones.(1) The legislature finds and declares that forestlands within the state are increasingly being used for residential purposes; that the risk to life and property is increasing from forest fires which may destroy developed property; that, based on the primary missions for the respective fire control agencies established in this chapter, adjustment of the geographic areas of responsibility has not kept pace with the increasing use of forestlands for residential purposes; and that the department should work with the state's other fire control agencies to define geographic areas of responsibility that are more consistent with their respective primary missions.(2) To accomplish the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the department shall establish a procedure to clarify its geographic areas of responsibility. The areas of department protection shall be called forest protection zones. The forest protection zones shall include all forestland which the department is obligated to protect but shall not include forestland within rural fire districts or municipal fire districts which affected local fire control agencies agree, by mutual consent with the department, is not appropriate for department protection. Forestland not included within a forest protection zone established by mutual agreement of the department and a rural fire district or a municipal fire district shall not be assessed under RCW 76.04.610 or 76.04.630.(3) After the department and any affected local fire protection agencies have agreed on the boundary of a forest protection zone, the department shall establish the boundary by rule under chapter 34.05 RCW.(4) Except by agreement of the affected parties, the establishment of forest protection zones shall not alter any mutual aid agreement.[ 1995 c 151 § 2; 1988 c 273 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 76.04.167 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.167 - Legislative declaration—Equitable sharing of forest fire protection costs—Coordinated forest fire protection and suppression.

RCW 76.04.167 Legislative declaration—Equitable sharing of forest fire protection costs—Coordinated forest fire protection and suppression.(1) The legislature hereby finds and declares that:(a) Forest wildfires are a threat to public health and safety and can cause catastrophic damage to public and private resources, including clean air, clean water, fish and wildlife habitat, timber resources, forest soils, scenic beauty, recreational opportunities, economic and employment opportunities, structures, and other improvements;(b) Forestland owners and the public have a shared interest in protecting forests and forest resources by preventing and suppressing forest wildfires;(c) A recent independent analysis of the state fire program considered it imperative to restore a more equitable split between the general fund and forest protection assessments;(d) Without a substantial increase in forest protection funds, the state's citizens will be paying much more money for emergency fire suppression; and(e) It is therefore the intent of the legislature that the costs of fire protection be equitably shared between the forest protection assessment account and state contributions to ensure that there will be sufficient firefighters who are equipped and trained to respond quickly to fires in order to keep fires small and manage those large fires that do occur. In recognition of increases in landowner assessments, the legislature declares its intent that increases in the state's share for forest protection should be provided to stabilize the funding for the forest protection program, and that sufficient state funds should be committed to the forest protection program so that the recommendations contained in the 1997 tridata report can be implemented on an equitable basis.(2) The legislature hereby finds and declares that it is in the public interest to establish and maintain a complete, cooperative, and coordinated forest fire protection and suppression program for the state; that, second only to saving lives, the primary mission of the department is protecting forest resources and suppressing forest wildfires; that a primary mission of rural fire districts and municipal fire departments is protecting improved property and suppressing structural fires; and that the most effective way to protect structures is for the department to focus its efforts and resources on aggressively suppressing forest wildfires.(3) The legislature also acknowledges the natural role of fire in forest ecosystems, and finds and declares it in the public interest to use fire under controlled conditions to prevent wildfires by maintaining healthy forests and eliminating sources of fuel.[ 2001 c 279 § 1; 1995 c 151 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 76.04.175 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.175 - Fire suppression equipment—Comparison of costs.

RCW 76.04.175 Fire suppression equipment—Comparison of costs.(1) The department shall, by June 1 of each year, establish a list of fire suppression equipment, such as portable showers, kitchens, water tanks, dozers, and hauling equipment, provided by the department so that the cost by unit or category can be determined and can be compared to the expense of utilizing private vendors.(2) The department shall establish a roster of quotes by vendors who are able to provide equipment to respond to incidents involving wildfires on department-protected lands. The department shall use these quotes from private vendors to make a comparison with the costs established in subsection (1) of this section. The department shall utilize the most effective and efficient resource available for responding to wildfires.[ 1995 c 113 § 2.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—1995 c 113: "The legislature finds that it is frequently in the best interest of the state to utilize fire suppression equipment from private vendors whenever possible in responding to incidents involving wildfires on department-protected lands. It is the intent of the legislature to encourage the department of natural resources to utilize kitchen, shower, and other fire suppression equipment from private vendors as allowed in RCW 76.04.015(4)(b), when such utilization will be most effective and efficient." [ 1995 c 113 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 76.04.177 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products|Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.|76.04.177 - Fire suppression equipment—Requirement to utilize private equipment.

RCW 76.04.177 Fire suppression equipment—Requirement to utilize private equipment.Before constructing or purchasing any equipment listed in RCW 76.04.175(1) for wildfire suppression, the department shall compare the per use cost of the equipment to be purchased or constructed with the per use cost of utilizing private equipment. If utilizing private equipment is more effective and efficient, the department may not construct or purchase the equipment but shall utilize the equipment from the lowest responsive bidder.[ 1995 c 113 § 3.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—1995 c 113: See note following RCW 76.04.175.