CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE
BILL 1556
Chapter
231, Laws of 1999
56th
Legislature
1999
Regular Session
FIRE DEATH REPORTS
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 7/25/99
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Passed by the House April 19, 1999
Yeas 95 Nays 2
 CLYDE BALLARD
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
 FRANK CHOPP
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate April 7, 1999
Yeas 42 Nays 0
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CERTIFICATE
We, Dean R. Foster and Timothy A. Martin, Co-Chief Clerks of the House
of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the
attached is HOUSE BILL 1556 as passed by the House of Representatives
and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
 DEAN R. FOSTER
Chief Clerk
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN
Chief Clerk
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BRAD OWEN
President of the Senate
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Approved May 10, 1999 Place Style On Codes
above, and Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
May 10, 1999 - 4:14 p.m.
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GARY LOCKE
Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington
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HOUSE
BILL 1556
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AS
AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed
Legislature - 1999 Regular Session
State
of Washington 56th Legislature 1999 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 01/28/1999. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
Increasing timeliness of fire death reports.
AN
ACT Relating to reporting of deaths or injuries from fire; and amending RCW
48.48.065.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
48.48.065 and 1995 c 369 s 29 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
The chief of each organized fire department, or the sheriff or other designated
county official having jurisdiction over areas not within the jurisdiction of any
fire department, shall report statistical information and data to the chief of
the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, on each
fire occurring within the official's jurisdiction and, within two business
days, report any death resulting from fire. Reports shall be consistent
with the national fire incident reporting system developed by the United States
fire administration and rules established by the chief of the Washington state
patrol, through the director of fire protection. The chief of the Washington
state patrol, through the director of fire protection, and the department of
natural resources shall jointly determine the statistical information to be
reported on fires on land under the jurisdiction of the department of natural
resources.
(2)
The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire
protection, shall analyze the information and data reported, compile a report,
and distribute a copy annually by ((May)) July 1st to each chief
fire official in the state. Upon request, the chief of the Washington state
patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall also furnish a copy of
the report to any other interested person at cost.
(3)
In carrying out the duties relating to collecting, analyzing, and reporting
statistical fire data, the fire protection policy board may purchase
statistical fire data from a qualified individual or organization. The
information shall meet the diverse needs of state and local fire reporting
agencies and shall be (a) defined in understandable terms of common usage in
the fire community; (b) adaptable to the varying levels of resources available;
(c) maintained in a manner that will foster both technical support and resource
sharing; and (d) designed to meet both short and long-term needs.
Passed the House April 19, 1999.
Passed the Senate April 7, 1999.
Approved by the Governor May
10, 1999.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State May 10, 1999.