WA HB1654

Fire protection districts or regional fire protection service authorities with more than $10,000,000 in annual revenues for the preceding three years may assume responsibility for administering and enforcing the International Fire Code in unincorporated county areas within their jurisdiction

Qualifying districts must provide six months' advance notice to the county government before assuming these responsibilities, which include fire cause and origin investigations, planning review, and building inspections

Districts or authorities that assume International Fire Code administration are authorized to impose fees sufficient to cover the costs of inspections, administration, and enforcement

Any fire protection district or authority that takes over administration must offer equivalent positions to all workers displaced from the county fire marshal's office due to the change