Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 52 Fire Protection Districts - Chapter 52.12 Powers -- Burning Permits

52.12.011 Status
Fire protection districts created under this title are political subdivisions of the state and shall be held to be municipal corporations within the laws and ...

52.12.021 General powers
Fire protection districts have full authority to carry out their purposes and to that end may acquire, purchase, hold, lease, manage, occupy, and sell real ...

52.12.031 Specific powers -- Acquisition or lease of property or equipment -- Contracts -- Association of districts -- Group life insurance -- Building inspections -- Fire investigations
Any fire protection district organized under this title may: (1) Lease, acquire, own, maintain, operate, and provide fire and emergency medical apparatus and all other ...

52.12.036 Community revitalization financing -- Public improvements
In addition to other authority that a fire protection district possesses, a fire protection district may provide any public improvement as defined under RCW 39.89.020, ...

52.12.041 Eminent domain
The taking and damaging of property or property rights by a fire protection district to carry out the purposes of its organization are declared to ...

52.12.051 Condemnation proceedings
A fire protection district may unite in a single action, proceedings to condemn property which is held by separate owners. Two or more condemnation suits ...

52.12.061 Contracts, promissory notes, deeds of trust, and mortgages for purchase of property -- Limit on indebtedness -- Election, when
Fire protection districts may execute executory conditional sales contracts, installment promissory notes secured by a deed of trust, or mortgages with a governmental entity or ...

52.12.071 Liability insurance for officials and employees
The board of commissioners of each fire district may purchase liability insurance with limits it deems reasonable for the purpose of protecting its officials and ...

52.12.101 Burning permits authorized -- Resolution
In any district in which the commissioners have adopted and published a resolution assuming the authority of issuing burning permits, a person, firm, or corporation ...

52.12.102 Burning permits -- Resolution to be published and posted
The commissioners of a district may adopt a resolution authorizing the district to issue fire permits and establishing the terms and conditions under which the ...

52.12.103 Burning permits -- Issuance -- Contents
Burning permits may be issued upon request, by the persons authorized by the commissioners when the issuing officer deems it appropriate. The permit shall designate ...

52.12.104 Burning permits -- Duties of permittee
The permittee shall comply with the terms and conditions of the permit, and shall maintain a responsible person in charge of the fire at all ...

52.12.105 Burning permits -- Penalty
The violation of or failure to comply with any provision of this chapter pertaining to fire permits, or of any term or condition of the ...

52.12.106 Burning permits -- Penalty
The violation of or failure to comply with any provision of this chapter pertaining to fire permits, or of any term or condition of the ...

52.12.108 Burning permits -- Liability for fire suppression costs
If a person starts a fire without a permit or if a permit holder fails to comply with any provision of this chapter pertaining to ...

52.12.111 Use of equipment and personnel beyond district boundaries -- Governmental function
A fire protection district may permit, under conditions prescribed by the fire commissioners of the district, the use of its equipment and personnel beyond the ...

52.12.121 Use of equipment and personnel outside district -- Duty of firefighter deemed duty for district -- Benefits not impaired
If a firefighter engages in any duty outside the boundaries of the district the duty shall be considered as part of the duty as firefighter ...

52.12.125 Reimbursement for fire suppression costs on state lands -- Limitations
Fire protection districts in proximity to land protected by a state agency are encouraged to enter into mutually beneficial contracts covering reciprocal response arrangements. In ...

52.12.131 Emergency medical services -- Establishment and collection of charges
Any fire protection district which provides emergency medical services, may by resolution establish and collect reasonable charges for these services in order to reimburse the ...

52.12.135 Interlocal agreements for ambulance services
(1) A rural fire protection district organized under this title may enter into a contract pursuant to chapter 39.34 RCW with a contiguous city for ...

52.12.140 Hazardous materials response teams
Fire protection districts may cooperate and participate with counties, cities, or towns in providing hazardous materials response teams under the county, city, or town emergency ...

52.12.150 Setting fires for firefighter instruction -- When burning permit not required -- Notice, inspection required
Without obtaining a permit issued under RCW 70.94.650, fire protection district firefighters may set fire to structures located outside of urban growth areas in counties ...