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Washington Mutual Aid System (WAMAS)

The Washington Intrastate Mutual Aid System (WAMAS), established in RCW 38.56, provides for mutual assistance among member jurisdictions, to include every county, city, and town of the State and does include special purpose districts as defined in RCW 36.96.010 and junior taxing districts as described in RCW 84.52.043 (this does not include any state agencies). Federally recognized Indian Tribes located within the boundaries of the State, may become a member upon receipt, by the Washington State Military Department, of a tribal government resolution declaring its intention to be a member of WAMAS. WAMAS members are encouraged to enter, or take part in, other mutual aid agreements as authorized by law as they may work faster with pre-established relationships being present. WAMAS does not replace current mutual aid agreements; WAMAS is a mutual aid tool to use when other agreements do not exist. When members use WAMAS they must adhere to the procedures and forms within the WAMAS Operations and Deployment Guide

Current members include every county, city, town, special purpose districts as defined in RCW 36.96.010 and junior taxing districts as described in RCW 84.52.043 of the State, The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, and The Squaxin Island Tribe.

Committee Members
Chair – Robert Ezelle, Director, Emergency Management Division
Member – Deanna Davis, Manager, Benton County Emergency Management
Member – Kirk Holmes, Director of Public Works, Perteet Inc.
Member – Quyen Thai, Principal Plans Examiner, City of Tacoma
Member – Katy Wolf, Emergency Management Logistics Coordinator, Cowlitz Indian Tribe

About the committee
The intrastate mutual aid committee is created and is a subcommittee of the Emergency Management Council (EMC). The intrastate mutual aid committee consists of not more than five members who must be appointed by the EMC chair from EMC membership. The chair of the intrastate mutual aid committee is the military department representative appointed as a member of the council. Meetings of the intrastate mutual aid committee must be held at least annually.

What the committee does
Support the intrastate mutual aid system established in chapter 38.56 RCW, the intrastate mutual aid committee shall develop and update guidelines and procedures to facilitate implementation of the intrastate mutual aid system by member jurisdictions, including but not limited to the following: Projected or anticipated costs; checklists and forms for requesting and providing assistance; recordkeeping; reimbursement procedures; and other implementation issues.


Contact Washington Emergency Management Division, Mark Douglas by phone at (253) 512-7097 or by email at Mark.Douglas@mil.wa.gov

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