WA SB6064

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 International Fire Code administration and enforcement in unincorporated county areas within their jurisdiction

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

Fire protection districts or regional fire protection service authorities that assume these responsibilities are authorized to impose fees sufficient to cover the costs of inspections, administration, and enforcement

When a fire protection district or regional authority takes over administration, they must offer equivalent positions to all county fire marshal's office workers displaced by the change