# RCW 38.52.073: RCW 38.52.073: Communication plan status report—Life safety information communication report

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T38_C52_S073

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 38.52.073
- **Heading:** RCW 38.52.073: Communication plan status report—Life safety information communication report
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 38 / Chapter 52 / Section 073

## Text

(1) Beginning December 1, 2019, the Washington military department emergency management division must submit a report every five years to the relevant committees of the legislature containing the status of communication plans produced under RCW 38.52.070 (3)(a). (2) The emergency management division of the Washington military department must provide the legislature an annual report on instances of emergency or disaster in which communication of life safety information was technologically infeasible, as reported to the department pursuant to RCW 38.52.070 (4). When potential technology solutions exist, the report must include recommendations and an estimate of resources required to remedy the infeasibility. The first annual report is due December 1, 2019.

## Nearby sections

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- [RCW 38.52.010 RCW 38.52.010: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T38_C52_S010.md)
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- [RCW 38.52.073 RCW 38.52.073: Communication plan status report—Life safety information communication report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T38_C52_S073.md)
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- [RCW 38.52.091 RCW 38.52.091: Mutual aid and interlocal agreements—Requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T38_C52_S091.md)
- [RCW 38.52.100 RCW 38.52.100: Appropriations—Acceptance of funds, services, etc.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T38_C52_S100.md)
- [RCW 38.52.105 RCW 38.52.105: Disaster response account.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T38_C52_S105.md)
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