WAC 296-305-02013
Foot protection for structural fire fighting. (1) Protective
footwear purchased after the effective date of this standard shall comply with the 1992 edition of
NFPA, Standard on Protective Footwear for Structural Fire Fighting 1974 or the 1997 edition of
NFPA, Standard on Protective Ensemble for Structural Fire Fighting 1971.
(2) Fire departments shall establish written policy and procedure, care, use, maintenance,
and retirement criteria for footwear in conjunction with the manufacturer's recommendations.
Note:
Fire departments should establish cleaning and drying instruction including applicable warning regarding detergents, soaps,
cleaning additives and bleaches for protective footwear.
(3) Fire fighter footwear may be resoled but the footwear upon resoling shall meet the
requirements specified in this section.