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76.04.016 Fire prevention and suppression capacity—Duties owed to public in general—Legislative intent.

WA Rev Code § 76.04.016 (2019) (N/A)
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RCW 76.04.016 Fire prevention and suppression capacity—Duties owed to public in general—Legislative intent.

The department when acting, in good faith, in its statutory capacity as a fire prevention and suppression agency, is carrying out duties owed to the public in general and not to any individual person or class of persons separate and apart from the public. Nothing contained in this title, including but not limited to any provision dealing with payment or collection of forest protection or fire suppression assessments, may be construed to evidence a legislative intent that the duty to prevent and suppress forest fires is owed to any individual person or class of persons separate and apart from the public in general. This section does not alter the department's duties and responsibilities as a landowner.

[ 1993 c 196 § 1.]

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