WAserv Portal (for volunteers to enroll or update their WAsafe profile)
The Washington State Emergency Management Division (EMD)
Legal basis and protocols for WAsafe are embodied in these two sections of the Washington Codes:
Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 38.52 Emergency Management
Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 118-04 Emergency Worker Program
There is a separate Good Samaritan law intended to protect "neighbors who are helping neighbors." Individuals working under this law are not operating under WAsafe, the local building official, or AHJ.
FEMA INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSES
These courses are not required to enroll as a WAsafe Building Safety Evaluator, but the links are provided in case they are required or desired by a jurisdiction. Courses Are Free and Online
IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System
IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
IS-700: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction
IS-2200: Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions
NIMS RESOURCE TYPES
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has established national standards for Building Safety Evaluators, referred to as the NIMS Resource Types on this website. For many reasons, WAsafe is not using the NIMS classifications. However, some jurisdictions may desire to use the NIMS Resource Types for requesting BSEs, or volunteers from other states may already have the qualifications. For those cases, links to the NIMS classifications and a mapping of NIMS Resource Types to WAsafe BSE types are provided on the NIMS Resource Types page.
OTHER FEMA REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
FEMA P-2055 Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluation Guidance
FEMA P-2055-2 Recommendations for Cordoning Earthquake-Damaged Buildings (coming soon)
ATC Field Manuals for post-earthquake, post-flood, and post-windstorm evaluations. The ATC is located in California. The WABO Bookstore is located in Olympia, WA and keeps Field Manuals in stock.