WAC 296-305-07001. Wildland fire operations

Definitions: Urban wildfire . An uncontained fire requiring suppression action usually spreading through ground cover, vegetative fuels, brush, grass, and landscaping; often threatening residential and commercial structures within an urban environment with access to established roadways and water systems. Wildland firefighting . The activities of fire suppression and property conservation in woodlands, forests, grasslands, brush, and other such vegetation or any combination of vegetation that is involved in a fire situation but is not within buildings or structures. (a) WAC 296-305-07010 through 296-305-07018 must only apply to personnel and agencies called on to provide services at any fire defined as a "wildland fire." (b) Employers must provide, at no cost to the employee, the protective equipment and protective clothing required by this chapter. Personnel performing suppression actions on a wildland fire must wear and maintain the provided protective equipment and clothing as directed by their department's procedures and guidelines.