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Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-03 - Mt. St. Helens closure - Rules for permitted entry and/or occupation › Section 118-03-110 - Application/processing procedures - Nonpermanent residents

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
When the restricted zone is expanded by governor's executive order to include lands outside of USFS lands and the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, the following shall apply.
(1) Individuals desiring access to the restricted zones should contact one of the designated DOL driver's license examiners at the locations listed during regular business hours, Tuesday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and complete an application form for a permit stating the nature and need for access and sign the waiver contained on the application form. Federal, state and local governmental personnel on official business will only be required to complete and submit a permit application form. Upon completion and submission of this application to DOL, the application will be approved or disapproved within five regular working days by DOL. After approval of the application a permit will be issued immediately.
(2) Individuals who are employers or government entities applying for a permit under WAC 118-03-230 may complete and submit an industrial application form to be issued an industrial permit which would allow the entry and/or occupation within the restricted zone by its authorized employees, contractors or agents for business reasons.
(3) DOL will screen applicants according to the criteria published herein and will issue permits to those that have demonstrated a need to enter and/or occupy the restricted zone. The DLE will assure that all pertinent data such as time of entry, duration of need, and mode of travel has been presented and will inform the applicant of entry requirements as stated herein.
(4) DOL will provide the director, DEM; the director, USFS emergency coordination center; and the sheriffs of counties whose jurisdictions lie within the boundaries of the restricted zone with a daily list of permits issued.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.06 and 38.52 RCW. 85-20-062 (Order 85-02), §
										118-03-110, filed 9/27/85; 82-15-007 (Order 86-06), §
										118-03-110, filed 7/9/82; 81-15-012 (Order 81-03), §
										118-03-110, filed 7/7/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-03 - Mt. St. Helens closure - Rules for permitted entry and/or occupation › Section 118-03-130 - Permit and waiver issuance procedures - Permanent residents

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
When the restricted zone is expanded by governor's executive order to include lands outside of USFS lands and the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, the following shall apply.
(1) Permanent residence applicants must present proof of ownership or control of real property or personal property being used as a residence and a permanent residence status at the time of application.
(2) Permanent residence applicants eighteen years of age and older shall be required to obtain a permit and sign a waiver.
(3) Permanent residence applicants between sixteen years of age or older, but who have not attained eighteen years of age, shall obtain a permit and their parent/guardian must sign a waiver on their behalf.
(4) All permanent residence applicants under sixteen years of age must be included on the application of their parent/guardian.
(5) DOL will maintain a current list of permanent residents with permits within the restricted zone.
(6) Permanent residents must have either a proven two-way communications system for warning or be a part of a local government warning and evacuation system.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.06 and 38.52 RCW. 85-20-062 (Order 85-02), §
										118-03-130, filed 9/27/85; 82-15-007 (Order 86-06), §
										118-03-130, filed 7/9/82; 81-15-012 (Order 81-03), §
										118-03-130, filed 7/7/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-03 - Mt. St. Helens closure - Rules for permitted entry and/or occupation › Section 118-03-150 - Permit and waiver issuance procedures - Recreation property owners, renters, or lessees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
When the restricted zone is expanded by governor's executive order to include lands outside of USFS lands and the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, the following shall apply.
(1) Recreation property owners, renters, or lessees must comply with the following conditions:
(a) Applicants must present proof of ownership or control of real property or personal property.
(b) Applicants eighteen years of age and older shall be required to obtain a permit and sign a waiver.
(c) Applicants between sixteen years of age or older, but who have not attained eighteen years of age, shall obtain a permit and their parent/guardian must sign a waiver on their behalf.
(d) Applicants under sixteen years of age must be included on the application of their parent/guardian.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-03 - Mt. St. Helens closure - Rules for permitted entry and/or occupation › Section 118-03-170 - Permit and waiver issuance procedures - Visitors to permanent residents or recreational property owners

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
When the restricted zone is expanded by governor's executive order to include lands outside of USFS lands and the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, the following shall apply.
(1) Visitors must maintain a signed waiver on file with DOL.
(a) All visitors eighteen years of age and older shall sign a waiver.
(b) All visitors between sixteen years of age or older, but who have not attained eighteen years of age must have a waiver signed on their behalf by their parent/guardian.
(c) All visitors under sixteen years of age must be included on the waiver signed by their parent/guardian.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-03 - Mt. St. Helens closure - Rules for permitted entry and/or occupation › Section 118-03-190 - Permit and waiver issuance procedures - Media and scientific research

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(1) Media permit applications will be reviewed by a USFS review committee.
(2) Scientific research permit applications will be reviewed by a USFS scientific research review committee.
(3) Requests for permits by both media and scientific research personnel will be forwarded to the USFS ECC coordinator for distribution and consideration by the appropriate review committee.
(4) Applicants must meet all criteria contained in WAC 118-03-070 and 118-03-230.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.06 and 38.52 RCW. 85-20-062 (Order 85-02), §
										118-03-190, filed 9/27/85; 82-15-007 (Order 86-06), §
										118-03-190, filed 7/9/82; 81-15-012 (Order 81-03), §
										118-03-190, filed 7/7/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-03 - Mt. St. Helens closure - Rules for permitted entry and/or occupation › Section 118-03-210 - Conditions for entry - Permanent residents and recreation property owners

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
When the restricted zone is expanded by governor's executive order to include lands outside of USFS lands and the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, the following shall apply.
(1) Individuals who establish proof of permanent residence in communities or areas within the restricted zone will be issued a permit by DOL.
(2) Movement within the restricted zone will be restricted to the most direct access/exit route, the generally recognized boundaries of the community and service and supply locations within the zone.
(3) The permit does not allow the holder unlimited movement or access to any other areas within the restricted zone unless a specific permit has been issued.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.06 and 38.52 RCW. 85-20-062 (Order 85-02), §
										118-03-210, filed 9/27/85; 82-15-007 (Order 86-06), §
										118-03-210, filed 7/9/82; 81-15-012 (Order 81-03), §
										118-03-210, filed 7/7/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-03 - Mt. St. Helens closure - Rules for permitted entry and/or occupation › Section 118-03-230 - Conditions for entry - Employees, contractors, and agents of individual(s) or government entity(s) issued industrial permits

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
When the restricted zone is expanded by governor's executive order to include lands outside of USFS lands and the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, the following shall apply.
(1) Individual(s) or governmental entity(s) issued a permit under WAC 118-03-050, 118-03-110, and 118-03-270 shall:
(a) Have a method to identify the location(s) of each authorized employee, agent and contractor who is within the restricted zone for the permittee's business.
(b) Inform each authorized employee, agent and contractor of predesignated escape routes.
(c) Monitor the local sheriff's department or other governmental agency radio frequency which is established for transmitting emergency messages related to Mt. St. Helens.
(d) Maintain a daily check-in and check-out procedure for all authorized employee(s), agent(s) and contractor(s) who are within the restricted zone under the permittee's business.
(e) Issue an identification card, tag or other form of identification approved by the director of DEM or his designee to each authorized employee, agent and contractor who is within the restricted zone for the permittee's business.
(f) Provide the foreman of each work crew, or one member of each group working together with a two-way radio and require them to make regular contact with a central dispatcher.
(g) Inform each employee, agent and contractor authorized to enter the restricted zone for permittee's business that they must be able to leave the restricted zone within one hour.
(h) Make every reasonable effort to ensure compliance from their authorized employee(s), agent(s), and contractor(s) according to WAC 118-03-070, 118-03-230, and all other applicable safety regulations and procedures.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-03 - Mt. St. Helens closure - Rules for permitted entry and/or occupation › Section 118-03-250 - Industrial permit reapplication procedure

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When the restricted zone is expanded by governor's executive order to include lands outside of USFS lands and the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, the following shall apply.
(1) Industrial permits issued for the restricted zone prior to August 1, 1985, are valid until the expiration date on the permit has been attained and then only if all requirements under WAC 118-03-230 have been complied with.
(2) Industrial permittee(s) may request a new permit prior to the existing permit date via telephone or personal contact with/or in person to the DLE whose DOL office issued the application and permit.
(3) The DLE must be advised of the date and approximate time an authorized agent of the industrial permittee will arrive to sign and pick up the new permit.
(4) The industrial permittee must also give all necessary information required to process the application.
(5) On assigned day, the authorized industrial agent must go to the DOL, identify him/herself to the DLE, review the application form and permit for accuracy, and sign the waiver.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.06 and 38.52 RCW. 85-20-062 (Order 85-02), §
										118-03-250, filed 9/27/85; 82-15-007 (Order 86-06), §
										118-03-250, filed 7/9/82; 81-15-012 (Order 81-03), §
										118-03-250, filed 7/7/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-03 - Mt. St. Helens closure - Rules for permitted entry and/or occupation › Section 118-03-270 - Federal, state, and local government administrative personnel

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Federal, state or local government administrative personnel on official business shall be authorized entry into the restricted zone when:
(1) Such entry will not burden official search and rescue missions or other emergency operations in the restricted zone, and
(2) Such entry be limited, to the extent possible, to specified destination(s) and route(s) within the restricted zone, and
(3) Approval for permit issue has been made by the director, DEM or his designee(s) or the USFS, and
(a) Such entry is necessary to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of citizens in the disaster area, or
(b) Such entry is necessary to assess damages caused by the volcanic activity for the purpose of mitigating further damage or providing for the well being of disaster victims, or
(c) Such entry will provide information necessary for federal, state or local officials responsible for disaster response.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-03 - Mt. St. Helens closure - Rules for permitted entry and/or occupation › Section 118-03-290 - Other permit applicants

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The director, DEM, his designee(s) or the USFS may authorize persons not included in the above specific categories to enter the restricted zone when:
(1) Such entry be limited, to the extent possible, to specified destinations and routes within the restricted zone, and
(2) Such entry will not burden official search and rescue missions or other emergency operations, and
(3) Such entry is limited in duration and by type of transportation to minimize, to the extent consistent with urgency of the entry, the safety of those granted entry permits, and
(a) Such entry is necessary for or will contribute to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens in the disaster area, or
(b) Such entry is necessary for maintenance of privately owned property within the restricted zone when applicable, or
(c) Such entry is necessary or will contribute to the successful mitigation of damages caused by volcanic activity.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-03 - Mt. St. Helens closure - Rules for permitted entry and/or occupation › Section 118-03-310 - Revocation and suspension

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(1) In the event that volcanic activity or other events increase the danger already present in the restricted zone, permits, except permanent residents, when applicable, and scientific personnel approved by the director of DEM, his designee(s), or the USFS may be suspended or revoked by the director, DEM, his designee(s), or the USFS. This decision will be based on available scientific information and/or joint evaluation by the USFS (ECC director) and DEM. This evaluation will be made on a daily basis or as necessary. Notification of revocation/suspension will be made by DEM and the USFS in accordance with established DEM and USFS operational procedures.
(2) The director of DEM or his designee(s) may suspend or revoke any permit issued under this chapter of the Washington Administrative Code, except for permanent residents when applicable, upon the failure of the permit holder(s) to meet the conditions of the permit of this chapter.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.06 and 38.52 RCW. 85-20-062 (Order 85-02), §
										118-03-310, filed 9/27/85; 82-15-007 (Order 86-06), §
										118-03-310, filed 7/9/82; 81-15-012 (Order 81-03), §
										118-03-310, filed 7/7/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-020 - Purpose and intent

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The purpose of this chapter is to adopt rules pertaining to the use, classes, scope, conditions of duty and training of emergency workers and compensation of emergency workers' claims.
The intent of these rules is to clearly delineate the responsibilities of authorized officials and emergency workers before, during, and after emergencies, disasters, and other specific missions.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 38.52 RCW. 93-23-005 (Order 93-08), §
										118-04-020, filed 11/4/93, effective 12/5/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-040 - Scope

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This chapter is applicable for emergency activities as outlined in chapter 38.52 RCW for:
(1) Emergencies, disasters, and related incidents that are determined by appropriate state or local authorities to require the use of emergency workers and that are authorized by the issuance of an emergency management division mission number.
(2) Search and rescue missions, including urban search and rescue and evidence search missions, that are conducted under the authority of local law enforcement officers and that are authorized by issuance of an emergency management division mission number.
(3) Training events authorized by issuance of an emergency management division training event number.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 38.52 RCW. 93-23-005 (Order 93-08), §
										118-04-040, filed 11/4/93, effective 12/5/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-060 - Definitions

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(1) "Authorized official" means the adjutant general of the Washington military department or designee, director of the state emergency management division or designee, the director or designee of a local emergency management agency, the chief law enforcement officer or designee of a political subdivision, or other such officials as identified in the search and rescue annex or emergency support function of a local comprehensive emergency management plan.
(2) "Authorized organization" means the Washington military department, emergency management division; local emergency management agencies, and law enforcement agencies of political subdivisions.
(3) "Claimant" means the person making a claim or their legal representative.
(4) "Emergency management division" means Washington military department, emergency management division.
(5) "Engineer" means any person registered under chapter 38.52 RCW as an emergency worker who is an architect registered under chapter 18.08 RCW and/or a professional engineer registered under chapter 18.43 RCW.
(6) "Evidence search" means an unscheduled, nonemergency training activity utilizing emergency worker skills to look for evidentiary material resulting from criminal activity.
(7) "Incident" means an occurrence or event, either human-caused or natural phenomena, that requires action by emergency services personnel to prevent or minimize loss of life or damage to property and/or the environment.
(8) "Local emergency management agency" means the emergency management or emergency services organization of a political subdivision of the state established in accordance with RCW 38.52.070.
(9) "Local director" means the director or designee of a local emergency management agency.
(10) "Mission" means a distinct assignment of personnel and equipment to achieve a set of tasks related to an incident, emergency, disaster, or search and rescue operation that occurs under the direction and control of a local authorized official.
(11) "Training event" means a planned, nonemergency activity for the development, maintenance, or upgrading of emergency worker skills.
(12) "Urban search and rescue (US&R)" means locating, extricating and providing for the immediate medical treatment of victims trapped in collapsed or damaged structures.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 38.52 RCW. 01-02-053, §
										118-04-060, filed 12/28/00, effective 1/28/01; 93-23-005 (Order 93-08), §
										118-04-060, filed 11/4/93, effective 12/5/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-080 - Registration

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Registration is a prerequisite for eligibility of emergency workers for benefits and legal protection under chapter 38.52 RCW.
(1) Emergency workers shall register in their jurisdiction of residence or in the jurisdiction where their volunteer organization is headquartered by completing and filing an emergency worker registration card, Form EMD-024 or equivalent, with the local emergency management agency.
(a) The information provided during registration may be used by local authorized officials to conduct criminal history and driving record background checks.
(b) Failure to truthfully respond to statements set forth on the registration form may result in the denial of registration, revocation of registration as an emergency worker, or denial of compensation for claims or damage.
(c) Registration and subsequent issuance of an emergency worker identification card, Form EMD-025 or equivalent, shall be at the discretion of the local emergency management agency director. Denial of registration should only be made for cause.
(d) Each emergency worker shall be assigned to an emergency worker class as listed in WAC 118-04-100 in accordance with their skills, abilities, licenses, and qualifications.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-120 - Classes and qualifications of search and rescue emergency workers

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There are three classes of search and rescue emergency workers: Novice, support personnel, and field personnel. The basic qualifications listed below define each of the three classes. Local requirements may include more extensive and detailed qualifications to meet local needs. Authorized officials also may require search and rescue emergency workers to demonstrate proficiency in the skills required to carry out their assignments.
Emergency workers who are not qualified for specific search and rescue duties shall not be assigned to such duties unless specifically directed by an authorized official and then only when under the direct supervision and control of personnel who are qualified for that specific assignment.
(1) The following are basic qualifications for novice search and rescue emergency workers without specific duties including those personnel in a training status. Novice personnel shall:
(a) Be physically and mentally fit for the position assigned.
(b) Possess sufficient knowledge of search and rescue skills and techniques to fulfill their emergency assignment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-160 - Establishment of state standards

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When appropriate, and with input from local emergency management and law enforcement agencies as well as volunteer organizations, state standards may be established for classes of individual emergency workers and for search and rescue specialties. Upon establishment of a state standard, training programs within the state shall, at a minimum, comply with that standard.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 38.52 RCW. 93-23-005 (Order 93-08), §
										118-04-160, filed 11/4/93, effective 12/5/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-180 - Responsibilities of authorized officials registering and using emergency workers

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(1) Authorized officials registering emergency workers have the responsibility to ensure those emergency workers meet basic qualifications as stated in these rules. Authorized officials organizing and using emergency workers are responsible for assembling the proper combination of emergency workers with the skills and abilities to accomplish the mission being undertaken. It is acknowledged that authorized officials must use judgment and experience in assessing the scene and the requirements for the mission. Authorized officials shall ensure each team has, among its members, the skills and expertise necessary to safely accomplish the mission.
(2) Local requirements may include more extensive and detailed criteria than are specified in this rule to meet local needs. Authorized officials also may require emergency workers to demonstrate proficiency in the skills required to carry out their assignments.
(3) Authorized officials shall ensure that all emergency workers are aware of their duty to comply with the personal responsibilities contained in WAC 118-04-200. This shall be accomplished at the time of registration and should be reemphasized to the emergency worker at periodic intervals.
(4) The state recognizes that many situations to which emergency workers are asked to respond are inherently hazardous. It is incumbent upon authorized officials utilizing emergency workers to ensure that the workers are not needlessly endangered in mission activities or training events.
(a) Authorized officials utilizing emergency workers for actual missions or during training events or evidence search activities shall not place emergency workers nor shall they allow emergency workers to be placed in unnecessarily hazardous situations.
(b) All prudent and reasonable safety procedures, techniques, equipment, and expertise shall be used to ensure the safety of emergency workers at all times while going to, preparing for, performing, recovering from, and returning from, missions or training events.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-200 - Personal responsibilities of emergency workers

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(1) Emergency workers shall be responsible to certify to the authorized officials registering them and using their services that they are aware of and will comply with all applicable responsibilities and requirements set forth in these rules.
(a) Emergency workers have the responsibility to notify the on-scene authorized official if they have been using any medical prescription or other drug that has the potential to render them impaired, unfit, or unable to carry out their emergency assignment.
(b) Participation by emergency workers in any mission, training event, or other authorized activity while under the influence of or while using narcotics or any illegal controlled substance is prohibited.
(c) Participation by emergency workers in any mission, training event, or other authorized activity while under the influence of alcohol is prohibited.
(d) Emergency workers participating in any mission, training event, or other authorized activity shall possess a valid operator's license if they are assigned to operate vehicles, vessels, or aircraft during the mission unless specifically directed otherwise by an authorized official in accordance with RCW 38.52.180. All emergency workers driving vehicles to or from a mission must possess a valid driver's license and required insurance.
(e) Use of private vehicles, vessels, boats, or aircraft by emergency workers in any mission, training event, or other authorized activity without liability insurance required by chapter 46.29 RCW is prohibited unless specifically directed otherwise by an authorized official in accordance with RCW 38.52.180.
(f) Emergency workers shall adhere to all applicable traffic regulations during any mission, training event, or other authorized activity. This provision does not apply to individuals who have completed the emergency vehicle operator course or the emergency vehicle accident prevention course and who are duly authorized under state law to use special driving skills and equipment and who do so at the direction of an authorized official.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-220 - Emergency worker duty status

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Emergency workers are considered to be on duty when they are performing their duties during a mission, evidence search mission, or training event authorized by the emergency management division and they are under the direction and control of an authorized official.
In no event shall a public agency, other than an authorized organization as defined in these rules, use the services, including for training, of an emergency worker unless the agency has received the prior approval of the emergency management division director. Emergency management division approval shall set forth the time and purpose of the activity and the proposed use of the emergency worker.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 38.52 RCW. 01-02-053, §
										118-04-220, filed 12/28/00, effective 1/28/01; 93-23-005 (Order 93-08), §
										118-04-220, filed 11/4/93, effective 12/5/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-240 - Mission numbers - Requests and requirements

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(1) The emergency management division shall assign a mission number to approved missions or other emergency activities. The local authorized official shall notify emergency management division as soon as practical of all missions or other emergency activities under their jurisdiction and request the assignment of a mission number.
(2) The mission number assigned shall be a reference for the dispatch of resources to assist in the mission, recordkeeping, and reimbursement of any emergency worker compensation claims filed in connection with that mission.
(3) If additional resources from a different jurisdiction are needed to respond to an authorized mission, the local authorized official should make the request through the emergency management division duty officer.
(4) Requests from jurisdictions outside the state of Washington for the assistance of Washington state-based emergency workers should be coordinated through the requesting state, province or nation and the emergency management division duty officer. Compensation under chapter 38.52 RCW will only be available to individuals responding to missions outside of the state of Washington when the emergency management division duty officer has assigned a mission number, is coordinating the mission with the requesting state, province, or nation, and where an interstate mutual aid or similar agreement governs the mission.
(5) Upon notification by an authorized official to report to duty at a specific time and place, emergency workers are entitled to the benefits and provisions under chapter 38.52 RCW when acting in compliance with such notification and these rules. Eligibility for compensation shall be limited to the time and distance necessary to travel to the duty station, performance of services, and reasonable time to return to the point of origin.
(6) Mission numbers shall not be applied for or assigned, nor shall compensation be provided for activities which directly involve the search for, apprehension of, detention, or arrest of suspects or persons in the act of committing or having committed a crime.
(7) Emergency worker daily activity report, Form EMD-078 or the equivalent, shall be used as a part of the administrative record for each mission.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 38.52 RCW. 01-02-053, §
										118-04-240, filed 12/28/00, effective 1/28/01; 93-23-005 (Order 93-08), §
										118-04-240, filed 11/4/93, effective 12/5/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-260 - Evidence search mission numbers - Requests and requirements

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(1) The purpose of this section is to provide additional training opportunities for emergency workers. Since the skills and techniques used to search for evidence relating to criminal activity are substantially the same as those used in the search for clues relating to lost or injured persons, search and rescue emergency workers can receive training benefit by participating in such evidence searches.
(2) An evidence search mission number shall be issued by the emergency management division for the utilization of emergency workers to search for evidence when the provisions of this section have been complied with.
(a) The requesting law enforcement agency shall send a hardcopy message requesting the evidence search mission number via facsimile, the law enforcement teletype system (ACCESS, address code OLYEM), or by other suitable means to the emergency management division.
(b) The hard copy message shall include the following items:
(i) Jurisdiction and law enforcement agency requesting the evidence search mission number.
(ii) Name of the officer in charge on-scene and call-back telephone number.
(iii) Description of specific location of the evidence search.
(iv) The approximate number of emergency workers being utilized and a list of participating units.
(v) A statement of the activity to be undertaken and training benefits to be derived by the emergency workers participating in the mission.
(vi) A statement certifying that the emergency workers will be utilized within the scope of their normal emergency worker assignment.
(vii) A statement certifying, verbatim, that: "This activity does not involve the search for, apprehension of, detention, or arrest of suspects or persons in the act of committing or who have committed a crime."
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-280 - Training event numbers - Requests and requirements

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(1) Jurisdictions may request a training event number for individual training events or for a series of routine, recurring, training activities such as monthly training meetings or for an established training program such as a search and rescue academy.
(2) A request for a training event number for the purpose of developing, maintaining, or upgrading emergency worker skills for all types of emergency management activities shall be forwarded in writing using Form EMD-079, training mission request or equivalent, for approval by the emergency management division.
(a) All requests for training event numbers shall be signed by the local emergency management agency director or designee of the jurisdiction where the organization sponsoring the training activity is located.
(b) The Form EMD-079, training mission request or equivalent, shall be forwarded to the emergency management division so as to arrive ten working days prior to the scheduled date of the training activity.
(c) For training events that come to the attention of the local emergency management agency director less than ten working days prior to the scheduled date of the training activity, approval may be requested from the emergency management division by facsimile, telephone, or other method. Such requests shall be considered by the emergency management division on a case-by-case basis.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-300 - Compensation eligibility and compensation board

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(1) Compensation shall be authorized when emergency worker eligibility has been established and all appropriate regulations and statutes are complied with.
(2) Emergency workers are eligible for compensation when they are participating in a mission, evidence search mission, or training event authorized by the emergency management division and are under the direction and control of an authorized official.
(3) No eligibility or protection offered under chapter 38.52 RCW will replace other state mandated insurance coverage required for vehicles, vessels, boats, or aircraft except as specified in RCW 38.52.180.
(4) The emergency management division director may deny any claim under the amount set by statute requiring a compensation board on the basis of inadequate documentation, failure to follow prescribed reporting procedures, or when lack of compliance with these rules is sufficient to raise doubt as to the circumstances, extent of injury, damage, loss, or expense related to the claim. For claims over the amount set by statute, the provisions of RCW 38.52.240 shall apply.
(5) A compensation board shall be convened for claims over the amount set by statute (RCW 38.52.220 ).
(6) Compensation board hearing, procedural records, and claim preparations are the responsibility of the local emergency management agency director in the jurisdiction in which loss or injury occurred (RCW 38.52.210 ).
(7) Department of labor and industries workers' compensation forms shall not be used, nor shall medical expenses claims be submitted to the department of labor and industries for a claim made pursuant to chapter 38.52 RCW.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 38.52 RCW. 01-02-053, §
										118-04-300, filed 12/28/00, effective 1/28/01; 93-23-005 (Order 93-08), §
										118-04-300, filed 11/4/93, effective 12/5/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-360 - Eligibility requirements and procedures for filing fuel, toll, and ferry expense reimbursement claims

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(1) The person seeking reimbursement shall have been a registered emergency worker, activated by an authorized official for an authorized activity under the provisions of chapter 38.52 RCW, and shall have reported to or been in the process of reporting to the authorized on-scene official. For individuals representing a volunteer organization, the organization must be a locally recognized emergency worker volunteer organization activated by an authorized official for an authorized activity under the provisions of chapter 38.52 RCW, and a responsible unit official shall have reported to the authorized on-scene official.
(2) The emergency management division will provide forms (Form EMD-036, fuel, toll & ferry reimbursable expenses claim) for reimbursement of fuel, toll, and ferry expenses as authorized by chapter 38.52 RCW. All claims must include receipts and documentation and be submitted through the local emergency management agency to the emergency management division.
(3) For claims arising outside of the person's jurisdiction of residence, the claimant may file the claim with the jurisdiction of residence, provided that the local emergency management agency director in the jurisdiction of residence coordinates the claim with the local emergency management agency director in the jurisdiction where the mission occurred.
(4) Fuel, toll, and ferry reimbursable expense claims shall be considered for both individual emergency workers and for emergency workers representing volunteer organizations when missions:
(a) Occur outside a participating emergency worker's/volunteer organization's county of residence; or
(b) In which an emergency worker/volunteer organization has participated for more than twenty-four hours; or
(c) Occurring within an emergency worker's/volunteer organization's county of residence and lasting less than twenty-four hours, when:
(i) The mission required an emergency worker/volunteer organization to drive a vehicle more than fifty miles one-way; or
(ii) Authorized officials required an emergency workers/volunteer organization to drive a vehicle more than one hundred miles during the course of the mission.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-380 - Eligibility requirements and procedures for filing extraordinary expense claims

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(1) Local authorized officials may submit extraordinary expense claims on behalf of emergency workers if the expenses were necessary to directly support emergency worker activity under an emergency management division mission number and the expenses represent extraordinary, expendable obligations such as feeding or lodging of emergency workers.
(2) Individual emergency workers submitting claims shall have been a registered emergency worker, activated by an authorized official for an authorized activity under the provisions of chapter 38.52 RCW, and shall have reported to or been in the process of reporting to the authorized on-scene official.
(3) The emergency management division shall provide forms (Form EMD-089, extraordinary expense claim) for use by local authorized officials and emergency workers for reimbursement of extraordinary expenses for missions as authorized by chapter 38.52 RCW. All claims must include receipts and documentation and be submitted through the local emergency management agency to the emergency management division.
(4) All lodging and feeding claims shall be paid in accordance with current state per diem rates.
(5) Extraordinary expenses resulting from training events shall not be eligible for reimbursement.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 38.52 RCW. 01-02-053, §
										118-04-380, filed 12/28/00, effective 1/28/01; 93-23-005 (Order 93-08), §
										118-04-380, filed 11/4/93, effective 12/5/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-400 - After action reporting

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(1) The emergency management division shall provide forms for use by local emergency management agency directors in providing after action information. After action reports shall be filed for:
(a) Search and rescue missions (Form EMD-077, search and rescue mission data sheet). The required information includes data on the subject, location of incident, response, weather conditions, results, subject behavior, and resources used.
(b) Training events. The required information includes data on the training activities conducted, resources used, problems noted, corrective actions assigned, and other information of a training nature. Form EMD-105L, incident report data sheet may be used.
(c) Other missions, including evidence search missions (Form EMD-105L, incident report data sheet). The required information includes location and other data on the incident, response, weather conditions, results, and resources used.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-04 - Emergency worker program › Section 118-04-420 - Severability

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If any provision of this chapter is held invalid, the remainder of the rule is not affected.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 38.52 RCW. 93-23-005 (Order 93-08), §
										118-04-420, filed 11/4/93, effective 12/5/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-09 - Criteria for allocation of emergency management assistance funds › Section 118-09-010 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to establish eligibility and
				allocation criteria to be applied by the director in allocating emergency
				management assistance (EMA) funds to emergency management organizations (EMOs).
				The EMA funds are to supplement and enhance, not supplant, existing EMO
				dedicated emergency management budgeted funding. EMA funds will be used to both
				sustain and enhance emergency management capabilities of an
				EMO.
Statutory Authority: RCW 38.52.160. 84-01-022 (Order 118-09), §
										118-09-010, filed 12/9/83. Formerly WAC 118-10-010.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 118 - Military Department (Emergency Management) › Chapter 118-09 - Criteria for allocation of emergency management assistance funds › Section 118-09-020 - Definitions

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(1) "Advisory
			 group" means a group comprised of local, tribal, and state emergency management
			 professionals that shall advise the director.
(2) "Comprehensive emergency management plan
			 (CEMP)" means a current, verified emergency plan as required by chapter 118-30 WAC.
(3) "Director" means the
			 director of the emergency management division (EMD) of the Washington state
			 military department.
(4) "Emergency
			 management functions" means the governmental function that coordinates and
			 integrates activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability
			 to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against
			 threatened or actual emergencies or disasters whether natural, technological,
			 acts of terrorism, or other human caused.
(5) "Emergency management organization (EMO)"
			 means the local organization for emergency management established pursuant to
			 RCW 38.52.070(1). EMO also means
			 organizations established by a federally recognized Indian tribe located within
			 the boundaries of the state of Washington that perform emergency management
			 functions as part of that tribe.
(6) "Emergency operations center (EOC)" means
			 the central location or facility responsible for coordinating
			 multi-jurisdictional or multidisciplinary response activities related to an
			 emergency or disaster, and may also be referred to by other names such as an
			 emergency coordination center (ECC).
(7) "Emergency" or "disaster" means an event
			 or set of circumstances which:
(a) Demands
			 immediate action to preserve public health, protect life, protect public
			 property, or to provide relief to any stricken community overtaken by such
			 occurrences; or
(b) Reaches such a
			 dimension or degree of destructiveness as to warrant the governor proclaiming a
			 state of emergency pursuant to
			 RCW 43.06.010.