Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 41.08.050 (2026)

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The classified civil service and provisions of this chapter shall include all full paid employees of the fire department of each city, town or municipality coming within its purview, except that individuals appointed as fire chief after July 1, 1987, may be excluded by the legislative body of the city, town, or municipality. All appointments to and promotions in said department shall be made solely on merit, efficiency and fitness, which shall be ascertained by open competitive examination and impartial investigation. No person shall be reinstated in, or transferred, suspended or discharged from any such place, position or employment contrary to the provisions of this chapter.

[ 1987 c 339 s 1; 1935 c 31 s 4; RRS s 9558-4.]

Notes:

Severability—Effective date—1987 c 339: See notes following RCW 35.21.333.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2025 · leading case: Crippen v. City of Bellevue, 810 P.2d 50 (Wash. Ct. App. 1991).

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Crippen v. City of Bellevue, 810 P.2d 50 (Wash. Ct. App. 1991). “010, which sets forth the purposes of the civil service statutes; see also RCW 41.08.050; Bellingham Firefighters Local 106 v.”

Simonds v. City of Kennewick, 41 Wash. App. 851 (Wash. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “RCW 41.08.050 provides in part: The classified civil service and provisions of this chapter shall include all full paid employees of the fire department of each city, town or municipality coming within its purview, including the chief of that department.”

Bacon v. Woodward (E.D. Wash. 2025). “However, it seems 15 evident that reading the claim plainly, Plaintiffs are seeking redress arising from 16 statute rather than common law: 17 Pursuant to RCW 41.08.050, City Firefighters can only be terminated for specific cause articulated under the law.”

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