In accordance with requirements of chapter 42.17 RCW that agencies prevent unreasonable invasions of privacy, protect excessive interference with essential functions of the agency, public records may be inspected or copies of such records may be obtained, by members of the public, upon compliance with the following procedures:

1. (1) A request shall be made in writing upon a form prescribed by the board for volunteer firemen which shall be available at its administrative office. The form shall be presented to the public records officer; or to any member of the board's staff, if the public records officer is not available, at the administrative office of the board during customary office hours. The request shall include the following information:

   1. (a) The name of the person requesting the records;
   2. (b) The time of day and calendar date on which the request was made;
   3. (c) The nature of the request;
   4. (d) If the matter requested is referenced within a current index maintained by the records officer, a reference to the requested record as it is described in such current index;
   5. (e) If the requested matter is not identifiable by reference to a current index of the board, an appropriate description of the record requested.
2. (2) In all cases in which a member of the public is making a request, it shall be the obligation of the public records officer or staff member to whom the request is made, to assist the member of the public in appropriately identifying the public record requested.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.260(3). WSR 87-16-013 (Order 89-1, Resolution No. 89-1), § 491-20-040, filed 7/24/87; Order II, § 491-20-040, filed 7/5/77.]