# Washington · firefighting personal protective equipment — US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category

For Washington, product category is firefighting personal protective equipment; effective date is 2026-01-01; restriction type is disclosure requirement; statute / bill is WAC 173-337-110 (Safer Products for Washington); pfas definition is intentionally added, recorded from its source on 2026-10-07.

- **State:** Washington _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Product Category:** firefighting personal protective equipment _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective Date:** 2026-01-01 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction Type:** disclosure requirement _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute / Bill:** WAC 173-337-110 (Safer Products for Washington) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **PFAS Definition:** intentionally added _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Detection Threshold:** total fluorine above 50 ppm _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (13) Firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE). (a) Applicability. (i) Priority consumer products. This subsection applies to firefighting PPE as defined in chapter 70A.400 RCW. (ii) This subsection does not apply to: (A) Apparel and accessories that do not meet the definition of "firefighting PPE." (B) Footwear that does not meet the definition of "firefighting PPE." (C) Gear that does not meet the definition of "firefighting PPE." (b) Compliance schedule. (i) The reporting requirement in (c) of this subsection takes effect on January 1, 2026. (ii) The reporting party must submit a notification to ecology in accordance with WAC 173-337-060: (A) By January 31, 2027. (B) Annually thereafter by January 31st. (c) Reporting. The manufacturer must provide notice that the priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection contains intentionally added PFAS. The manufacturer must provide notice to ecology in accordance with WAC 173-337-060.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Detection Threshold

> Ecology presumes the detection of total fluorine above 50 ppm indicates the intentional addition of PFAS.

## Source

- http://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=173-337-110

Last verified: 2026-10-07. Review by: 2027-01-05.
Part of [US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category](https://referencesource.org/state-pfas-product-restrictions/).