H-2578.1
HOUSE BILL 2237
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Bronoske, Parshley, Berry, Lekanoff, Taylor, Reeves, Fosse, and Salahuddin
Prefiled 01/02/26. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations.
AN ACT Relating to deputy state fire marshals; adding a new section to chapter 43.43 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature recognizes the importance of the Washington state fire marshal's office (SFMO), which is housed within the Washington state patrol. The SFMO provides live-fire training to firefighters and coordinates and mobilizes the statewide response to significant emergency events that exhaust local resources. The SFMO is also required to provide hazmat training to first responders; conduct fire and safety inspections in child care, health care, and residential care facilities; issue licenses and certifications for industries including fireworks, cigarettes, and fire sprinkler systems; collect and transmit fire report information to the national fire incident reporting system; and investigate fires that are criminal, suspected, or undetermined.
(2) In 2023, the legislature created the fire service delivery work group to evaluate existing funding and service delivery models of fire service functions. Some of the findings from the work group include the following: