WAC 296-305-04507   Fire apparatus maintenance and repair.  (1) If at any time a fire apparatus is found to be in an unsafe condition, it shall be reported immediately to the officer on duty.

     (2) If in the officer's determination, the apparatus cannot be used in a safe manner, it shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to a safe operating condition.

     (3) All repairs and preventive maintenance to fire apparatus shall only be made by personnel deemed qualified by the registered owners of the fire apparatus.

     (a) A preventive maintenance program shall be instituted and records maintained for each individual apparatus in order to record and track potential or on-going problems.

     (b) A minimum annual service test of apparatus shall be made according to NFPA guidelines relating to pumper apparatus.

     (c) Failure of any portion of the annual service test shall constitute the apparatus to be placed out of service as a pumper until adequate repairs are made and the apparatus successfully completes said tests.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].050 and [49.17].060. 96-11-067, § 296-305-04507, filed 5/10/96, effective 1/1/97.]