The State 911 Coordinator
RCW 38.52.520 establishes the State 911 Coordination Office
A state 911 coordination office, headed by the state 911 coordinator, is established in the emergency management division of the department.
Duties of the State 911 Coordinator:
1. Administer funds from the 911 account established in RCW 38.52.540.
2. Seek advice and assistance from, and provide staff support for, the 911 Advisory Committee.
3. Provide and support the 911 emergency communications systems, which may include, procurement, funding, ownership and management.
4. Assist the Counties and Washington State Patrol PSAPs by distributing State 911 emergency communications system funding within the priorities identified in RCW 38.52.545.
5. Develop forms, submission dates, and methods as necessary for all PSAPs to submit reports.
6. Provide staff support and assistance to the certification board established under RCW 38.60.030
7. Annually recommend to the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) the level of the state 911 excise tax for the following year.
8. Establish rules that determine eligible components of the 911 emergency communications system, its administration, and operation that is funded by the 911 excise tax; determining how appropriated funds from the 911 account shall be distributed to the counties and WSP primary PSAPs for specific assistance; and specify the statewide 911 emergency communications system and service standards, consistent with applicable state and federal laws.
9. Annually provide a report to the 911 Advisory Committee on the efforts to modernize the existing 911 emergency communications system, all PSAP expenditures for administrative and operational costs and state expenses for the 911 emergency communications system and any additional information the 911 Advisory Committee requests.
For additional information, please contact the State 911 Coordinator Adam Wasserman.
911 Coordinators
ADAMS COUNTY BENTON COUNTY CLALLAM COUNTY COLUMBIA COUNTY DOUGLAS COUNTY FRANKLIN COUNTY GRANT COUNTY ISLAND COUNTY KING COUNTY KITTITAS COUNTY LEWIS COUNTY MASON COUNTY PACIFIC COUNTY PIERCE COUNTY SKAGIT COUNTY SNOHOMISH COUNTY STEVENS COUNTY WAHKIAKUM COUNTY WASHINGTON STATE PATROL - COMS WHATCOM COUNTY YAKIMA COUNTY |
ASOTIN COUNTY CHELAN COUNTY CLARK COUNTY COWLITZ COUNTY FERRY COUNTY GARFIELD COUNTY GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY JEFFERSON COUNTY KITSAP COUNTY KLICKITAT COUNTY LINCOLN COUNTY OKANOGAN COUNTY PEND OREILLE COUNTY SAN JUAN COUNTY SKAMANIA COUNTY SPOKANE COUNTY THURSTON COUNTY WASHINGTON STATE PATROL - COMS WALLA WALLA COUNTY WHITMAN COUNTY |
