Chapter 76.04 RCW
FOREST PROTECTION
Sections
ADMINISTRATION | ||
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.005 | Definitions. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.015 | Fire protection powers and duties of department—Enforcement—Investigation—Administration. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.016 | Fire prevention and suppression capacity—Duties owed to public in general—Legislative intent. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.021 | Department must accommodate livestock owner's request to retrieve or care for animals at risk due to a wildfire—Liability. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.025 | Federal funds. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.035 | Wardens—Appointment—Duties. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.045 | Rangers—Appointment—Ex officio rangers—Compensation. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.055 | Service of notices. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.065 | Arrests without warrants. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.075 | Rules—Penalty. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.085 | Penalty for violations. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.095 | Cooperative protection. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.105 | Contracts for protection and development. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.115 | Articles of incorporation—Requirements. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.125 | Requisites of contract. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.135 | Cooperative agreements—Public agencies—Transfer of ownership of department-owned firefighting vehicle, procedure. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.155 | Firefighting—Employment—Assistance. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.165 | Legislative declaration—Forest protection zones. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.167 | Legislative declaration—Equitable sharing of forest fire protection costs—Coordinated forest fire protection and suppression. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.175 | Fire suppression equipment—Comparison of costs. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.177 | Fire suppression equipment—Requirement to utilize private equipment. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.179 | Wildland fire advisory committee. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.181 | Maximizing the utilization of local fire suppression assets—Department's duty. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.183 | Prescribed burn manager certification program—Rule-making authority. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.185 | Electric utility wildfire mitigation plan. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.187 | Wildfire risk assessment—Public safety evacuation strategies—Emergency disaster and evacuation plan messaging—Other departmental duties. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.192 | Aviation usage by local fire departments—Report to the legislature. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.194 | Aerial fire response—Use of suppression funding. |
PERMITS | ||
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.205 | Burning permits—Civil penalty. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.215 | Burning mill wood waste—Arresters. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.235 | Dumping mill waste, forest debris—Penalty. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.246 | Use of blasting fuse. |
CLOSURES/SUSPENSIONS | ||
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.305 | Closed to entry—Designation. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.315 | Suspension of burning permits/privileges. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.325 | Closure of forest operations or forestlands. |
FIRE PROTECTION REGULATION | ||
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.405 | Steam, internal combustion, or electrical engines and other spark-emitting equipment regulated. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.415 | Penalty for violations—Work stoppage notice. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.425 | Unauthorized entry into sealed fire tool box. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.435 | Deposit of fire or live coals. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.445 | Reports of fire. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.455 | Discarding lighted material or smoking flammable material—Discharge, release, or detonation of certain materials—Receptacles in conveyances—Posting a copy of this section. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.465 | Certain snags to be felled currently with logging. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.475 | Reimbursement for costs of suppression action. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.486 | Escaped slash burns—Obligations. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.495 | Negligent starting of fires or allowance of extreme fire hazard or debris—Liability—Recovery of reasonable expenses—Lien. |
WILDFIRE RESPONSE, FOREST RESTORATION, AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE | ||
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.505 | Finding—Intent. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.511 | Wildfire response, forest restoration, and community resilience account. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.516 | Report to the governor and legislature—Forest inventory—Forest growth and yield modeling—Sustainable harvest calculation—Review—Report. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.521 | Forest sector workforce development. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.525 | Wildland fire aviation support plan. |
ASSESSMENTS, OBLIGATIONS, FUNDS | ||
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.600 | Owners to protect forests. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.610 | Forest fire protection assessment. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.620 | State funds—Loans—Recovery of funds from the landowner contingency forest fire suppression account. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.630 | Landowner contingency forest fire suppression account—Expenditures—Assessments. |
HAZARD ABATEMENT | ||
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.650 | Disposal of forest debris—Permission to allow trees to fall on another's land. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.660 | Additional fire hazards—Extreme fire hazard areas—Abatement, isolation or reduction—Summary action—Recovery of costs—Inspection of property. |
FIRE REGULATION | ||
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.700 | Failure to extinguish campfire. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.710 | Wilful setting of fire. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.720 | Removal of notices. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.730 | Negligent fire—Spread. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.740 | Reckless burning. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.750 | Uncontrolled fire a public nuisance—Suppression—Duties—Summary action—Recovery of costs. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.760 | Civil actions—Forested lands—Fire damage. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.770 | Authorization to enter privately or publicly owned land to extinguish or control a wildland fire—Limitation of liability. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.780 | Utility wildland fire prevention advisory committee—Duties—Report—Membership—Immunity. |
| HTMLPDF | 76.04.900 | Captions—1986 c 100. |
NOTES:
Burning permits within fire protection districts: RCW 52.12.101.
Excessive steam in boilers, penalty: RCW 70.54.080.
Steam boilers and pressure vessels, construction, installation, inspection, and certification: Chapter 70.79 RCW.