Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 52 Fire Protection Districts - Chapter 52.02 Formation

52.02.001 Actions subject to review by boundary review board
Actions taken under chapter 52.02 RCW may be subject to potential review by a boundary review board under chapter 36.93 RCW.[1989 c 84 § 41.] ...

52.02.020 Districts authorized -- Health clinic services
(1) Fire protection districts for the provision of fire prevention services, fire suppression services, emergency medical services, and for the protection of life and property ...

52.02.030 Petition -- Certification
(1) For the purpose of the formation of a fire protection district, a petition designating the boundaries of the proposed district, by metes and bounds, ...

52.02.035 Petition -- Notice of sufficiency
The county auditor who certifies the sufficiency of the petition shall notify the person or persons who submitted the petition of its sufficiency or insufficiency ...

52.02.040 Petition -- Public hearing
(1) A public hearing on the petition shall be held by the county legislative authority of the county in which the proposed fire protection district ...

52.02.050 Public hearing -- Notice -- Publication and posting
Notice of the public hearing by the county legislative authority on such a proposal shall be published for three consecutive weeks in the official paper ...

52.02.060 Hearing -- Inclusion and exclusion of land
At the time and place of the hearing on the petition or at any adjournment thereof, the county legislative authority shall consider the petition and ...

52.02.070 Action on petition -- Resolution -- Election -- District name when located in more than one county
The county legislative authority has the authority to consider the petition and, if it finds that the lands or any portion of the lands described ...

52.02.080 Election
The election on the formation of the district and to elect the initial fire commissioners shall be conducted by the election officials of the county ...

52.02.110 Declaration of election results -- Resolution
If three-fifths of all the votes cast at the election were cast in favor of the ballot proposition to create the proposed fire protection district, ...

52.02.140 Appeal
Any person or entity having a substantial interest and feeling aggrieved by any finding, determination, or resolution of the county legislative authority in the proceedings ...

52.02.150 Organization conclusive
After the expiration of five days from the approval of the resolution of the county legislative authority declaring the district to be organized, and the ...