Subtitle I. In General
Chapter 9.01
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Sections:
9.01.010 Emergency management organization – Established.
9.01.020 Emergency management organization – Director.
9.01.030 Emergency management organization – Powers.
9.01.040 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Declaration of policy, findings, intent.
9.01.050 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Scope.
9.01.060 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Definitions.
9.01.070 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Enforcement authority.
9.01.080 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Fees.
9.01.090 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Liability.
9.01.100 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Service or interface products required.
9.01.110 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Enforcement.
9.01.120 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Appeals.
9.01.010 Emergency management organization – Established.
Pursuant to RCW 38.52.005 et seq., there is hereby established in the city an emergency management organization for the purpose of performing emergency services functions in support of city operations.
(Ord. No. 2622; Ord. No. 3747, § 1, 5-3-05. Formerly Code 1986, § 9.14.010)
State law reference(s) – Emergency continuity of government, RCW 35A.42.030; continuity of government act, RCW 42.14.050 et seq.; emergency management act, RCW 38.52.005 et seq.
9.01.020 Emergency management organization – Director.
The director of the emergency management organization shall be the city fire chief or designated representative, unless and until another person is appointed by the mayor. The director shall be directly responsible for the organization, administration and operation of the emergency management organization.
(Ord. No. 2622. Formerly Code 1986, § 9.14.020)
9.01.030 Emergency management organization – Powers.
The emergency management organization shall have all powers granted under RCW 38.52.005 et seq. and as may otherwise be provided by law.
(Ord. No. 2622. Formerly Code 1986, § 9.14.030)
9.01.040 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Declaration of policy, findings, intent.
A. It is declared to be the policy of the city, in the exercise of its police powers for the protection of the public health, safety and general welfare, that all of the citizens of the city be provided with emergency telephone service that is on a par with, or is equal to the best available technology. The E-911 service currently available to the citizens of the city allows caller identification and appropriate routing to an operator in the public safety answering point or emergency telecommunication center. It is the intent of the city, in the implementation of KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120, that all telephone systems installed in new construction must provide service or products that will interface with the E-911 system to provide these benefits to all citizens.
B. It is further declared that the installation of such products or services is not only critical to the health, safety and welfare of the general public, but also to provide an effective means for city fire, medical and police units to efficiently locate and promptly respond to any emergency.
C. The express purpose of KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120 is to provide for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public, and not to protect individuals or create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of people who will or should be especially protected or benefitted by the terms of KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120. The obligation of complying with the requirements of KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120 and the liability for failing to do so is hereby placed upon the owner and/or occupant or persons responsible for the conditions of the buildings or premises.
(Ord. No. 3012, § 2, 11-19-91)
9.01.050 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Scope.
KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120 shall apply to all buildings, appurtenant structures and premises hereafter constructed in the city, in which telephone systems are installed; and shall also apply to any building, structure or premises which is hereafter altered, rehabilitated or repaired and for which alteration, rehabilitation or repair any permit is required by any code provision or ordinance. Existing buildings, appurtenant structures and premises which have been constructed prior to November 19, 1991, shall not be affected by the requirements described herein.
(Ord. No. 3012, § 3, 11-19-91)
9.01.060 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
ALI means Automatic Location Identification, which is made up of the telephone number, the class of service of the phone (residence, business, coin, PBX, etc.) the date and the time of the call. ALI further includes the name, address and city of the caller’s location, the routing code of the call, the pilot number and the port or trunk that the call was received on. The name of the PSAP is listed along with the predetermined agencies which are responsible for police, fire or medical response to that address.
ANI means that data stream which is made up of a single digit which indicates the trunking of the call and the seven (7) digit telephone number of the calling party’s phone.
CTX means Centron/Centrex/Centraflex, which is a single line phone service over a dedicated central office line, delivered to individual desks in a business, with added features.
E-911 means the telephone service that enables the public to dial the three (3) digit emergency telephone number “911” and reach the appropriate public safety answering point, based on the location of the calling party, and also provides certain caller information (“ANI” and “ALI”) to the public safety answering point telecommunicator as each call is taken.
PBX means private area branch exchange, which is a private phone system allowing communication within a business and between a business and the outside world. PBX lines were designed to provide telephone communications to large groups of people without having dedicated central office lines for each station.
PSAP means the public safety answering point, which is normally based upon the calling party’s address.
Selective routing means that function of telephone service which will direct the call to the proper PSAP, based upon the calling party’s address.
(Ord. No. 3012, § 1, 11-19-91)
Cross reference(s) – Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1.01.030.
9.01.070 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Enforcement authority.
A. The fire chief is hereby designated the city officer to exercise the powers granted under KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120, except that the fire chief may call upon any city department to aid in implementation and enforcement of KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120.
B. The fire chief is authorized to adopt such rules as are necessary to implement the requirements of KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120 and to carry out the duties hereunder.
(Ord. No. 3012, § 4, 11-19-91)
9.01.080 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Fees.
No fees shall be charged for inspection of buildings or premises for compliance with KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120, if such inspection is carried out in conjunction with any required inspection under the building and fire codes.
(Ord. No. 3012, § 5, 11-19-91)
9.01.090 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Liability.
Nothing contained in KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120 is intended to be nor shall be construed to create or form the basis for any liability on the part of the city, or its officers, employees, or agents, for any injury or damage resulting from the failure of an owner of property or land to comply with the provisions of KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120, or by reason or in consequence of any inspection, notice, order certificate, permission, or approval authorized or issued or done in connection with the implementation or enforcement of KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120, or by reason of any action or inaction on the part of the city related in any manner to the enforcement of KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120 by its officers, employees, or agents.
(Ord. No. 3012, § 6, 11-19-91)
9.01.100 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Service or interface products required.
A. Every building, appurtenant structure, or premises within the city shall, where a telephone system is installed, also have telephone services or products installed which will properly interface with the E-911 system by making the following ALI-ANI information available to the PSAP on the PSAP’s receiving screen when any party within the system calls 911:
1. Name.
2. Address and building number, unit number (if applicable).
3. Telephone number.
4. City.
5. Appropriate police, fire response.
6. Class of service (PBX, coin phone, residence).
B. In addition to the above, service must also be provided which will selectively route 911 calls to the appropriate PSAP jurisdiction on any phone in the building, appurtenant structure, or premises.
(Ord. No. 3012, § 8, 11-19-91)
9.01.110 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Enforcement.
No permit or certificate of occupancy shall issue for any construction not conforming to the requirements of KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120. For the purposes of KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120, the word permit shall mean either a building permit or tenant improvement permit.
(Ord. No. 3012, § 9, 11-19-91)
9.01.120 Enhanced 911 (E-911) service – Appeals.
Any party affected by a decision of the fire chief not to issue a permit or certification of occupancy pursuant to KCC 9.01.110 may, within fifteen (15) days after the date of the decision, only petition the superior court for review of the fire chief’s decision. Appeals from KCC 9.01.040 through 9.01.120 to the board of appeals as provided in Section 108 of the International Fire Code, adopted in KCC 13.01.010, are not allowed.