Description | Volume_Issue | Year | Month | PDF |
This article addresses what steps fire departments should take to ensure that they can properly collect impact fees on new development, and also addresses new legislation involving shared leave, the Public Records Act, annexation issues, and duty-related deaths. | 10-03 | 2010 | 3 | v10n03mar2010.pdf |
Big News: The Governor signed HB 1080, the new law making impact fees applicable to developments within fire districts for the first time. | 10-3E | 2010 | 3 | v10n3Emar2010.pdf |
This article expands on scope-of-practice issues raised by community paramedicine programs, the new Open Government Trainings Act, impact fees and an important case involving time loss. | 12-02 | 2014 | 6 | v12n02jun2014.pdf |
Celebrate your independence by reading our latest issue, where we consider a new case involving five-day letters under the Public Records Act; the retainage requirements for public works contracts; and where we inform you about our new office space at South King Fire and Rescue! | 15-06 | 2017 | 6 | June2017FINAL.pdf |
The Firehouse Lawyer is introducing a new monthly column: "Labor Concepts," where today we will discuss "double jeopardy" in discipline cases; we also include our Safety Bill and discussion of indefinite disability leave and impact fees, SEPA mitigation and contracts for services. | 16-11 | 2018 | 11 | November2018FINAL.pdf |
This issue involves a court case pertaining to impact fees and the "exhaustion" requirement in the context of appeals of land use decisions; we also discuss another court case involving a whistleblower/wage case. | 20-05 | 2022 | 5 | May2022FINAL.pdf |
This issue focuses on a recent change to the Growth Management Act that may impact service providers in limited areas of intensive rural development (LAMIRDs). We also consider the laws surrounding bid protests and appeals. | 20-09 | 2022 | 9 | September2022FINAL (2).pdf |
This issue focuses on a recent change to the Growth Management Act that may impact service providers in limited areas of intensive rural development (LAMIRDs). We also consider the laws surrounding bid protests and appeals. | 20-9E | 2022 | 9 | September2022.pdf |