Washington § 35A.92.050 Maintenance of response times in newly annexed areas—Firefighter transfers.

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§ 35A.92.050 — Maintenance of response times in newly annexed areas—Firefighter transfers.

Washington § 35A.92.050

Title 35AOPTIONAL MUNICIPAL CODE

Ch. 35A.92FIRE DEPARTMENTS—PERFORMANCE MEASURES

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Wash. Rev. Code § 35A.92.050 (2026).

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Code cities conducting annexations of all or part of fire protection districts shall, at least through the budget cycle, or the following budget cycle if the annexation occurs in the last half of the current budget cycle, in which the annexation occurs, maintain existing fire protection and emergency services response times in the newly annexed areas consistent with response times recorded prior to the annexation as defined in the previous annual report for the fire protection district and as reported in RCW 52.33.040 . If the code city is unable to maintain these service levels in the newly annexed area, the transfer of firefighters from the annexed fire protection district as a direct result of the annexation must occur as outlined in RCW 35A.14.485 .

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Code cities conducting annexations of all or part of fire protection districts shall, at least through the budget cycle, or the following budget cycle if the annexation occurs in the last half of the current budget cycle, in which the annexation occurs, maintain existing fire protection and emergency services response times in the newly annexed areas consistent with response times recorded prior to the annexation as defined in the previous annual report for the fire protection district and as reported in RCW 52.33.040 . If the code city is unable to maintain these service levels in the newly annexed area, the transfer of firefighters from the annexed fire protection district as a direct result of the annexation must occur as outlined in RCW 35A.14.485 .