| Description | Volume_Issue | Year | Month | PDF |
| We now look to new developments to the long-established Firefighter’s Rule, which is a general rule of non-liability to firefighters, applicable to property owners whose negligence caused the emergency that led to the firefighter’s presence on the property where the fire (or other emergency) occurred; what pre-employment inquiries are or are not permitted under the ADA and WLAD; and we also consider whether study sessions are subject to the OPMA.
| 05-06 | 2005 | 6 | v05n06jun2005.pdf |
| Quite often, technology and the law collide, especially on social media, and this may create concerns for open meetings and public records laws; speaking of records, we also discuss the meaning of "transitory records" as that pertains to the records retention schedules; we round out our discussion with a brief analysis of an age-old doctrine of administrative law and arbitration, called "exhaustion." | 13-05 | 2015 | 5 | May_2015.pdf |
| This article discusses proposed legislation that may result in the pro-rationing of junior taxing districts' levies across Washington State; an unpublished court opinion discussing whether an email exchange violated the Open Public Meetings Act; the appointment of auditing officers to pay certain claims prior to Board approval; the burdens of proof in "occupational disease" cases for firefighters seeking L&I benefits; finally, we include our monthly Safety Bill column, which enumerates the importance of safety checklists. | 15-02 | 2017 | 2 | February2017FINAL.pdf |
| Today we provide a link to our previous issue and also discuss when the restrictions on "action" taken under the Open Public Meetings Act expire. | 18-05 | 2020 | 5 | May2020FINAL.pdf |
| This issue addresses negotiations with Tribes on fire protection contracts, and how the withdrawal statutes may impact them; we also discuss an important case involving "serial meetings" under the Open Public Meetings Act. | 18-09 | 2020 | 9 | September2020FINAL.pdf |
| In this issue, we discuss a medical negligence case from the Court of Appeals that could have impacts on our fire service readers; we also discuss the pitfalls of "agenda setting" by commissioners, and some 2021 Legislation of Interest. | 19-02 | 2021 | 2 | February2021FINAL.pdf |