The following is intended to assist Washington State University faculty and staff with any impacts due to wildfires throughout the Washington, Idaho, and Oregon regions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Faculty or staff who self-identify they are impacted by smoke or poor air quality, may request alternate work assignments or request leave using normal procedures.
Employees who indicate they have medical conditions impacting their ability to perform any duties of their position may be required to provide medical certification to Human Resource Services (HRS) per normal processes. Contact HRS regarding medical leave and reasonable accommodation policies and procedures.
WSU Facility
If a WSU facility is closed due to fire or smoke the following applies: leave due to suspended operations or emergency closures.
- Employees should refer to 50.40, Suspended Operations; 60.57, Civil Service Annual Leave; and WAC 357-31-260 (suspended operations) regarding suspended operations and emergency closures.
- The appropriate manager in an employee’s supervisory chain may authorize the employee to work from home during a period of suspended operations.**
- Additional information can be found on the FAQs for Suspended Operations.
Non-WSU Facility
- If an employee’s work location is in a non-WSU facility and the non-WSU facility is closed the employee may request of their manager the use of leave or an alternative work location including teleworking.**
**NOTE: A temporary telework arrangement is not required to accommodate work from home (or an alternative work location) during a period of suspended operations. (See UPPM 60.34, Telework Agreements.)
Employee Resources
General
- Civil Service Employee Leave UPPM 60.57, Civil Service Employee Leave
- Faculty and Administrative Professional Leave UPPM 60.56, Faculty and Administrative Professional Personnel Leave
- Telework Agreements UPPM 60.34, Telework Agreements
- Suspended Operations FAQs
- Wildfire Smoke SPPM 6.56
- EAP Resource Guide
Air Quality Resources
- The WSU Office of Environmental Health and Safety: Wildfire Smoke and Air Resources
- WSU Air Quality: Pullman | Tri-Cities | Prosser | Othello
- Washington Department of Ecology: Spokane
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The Washington State Department of Health
WSU Alert
- Pullman: WSU Pullman Campus Alerts or the Hotline 509-335-2345
- Spokane: WSU Spokane Campus Alerts
- Vancouver: WSU Vancouver Campus Alerts
- Tri-Cities: WSU Tri-Cities Campus Alerts
- Everett: WSU Everett Campus Alerts
WSU Crisis Communication System
Register your telephone, cell phone or email through myWSU.
For more information, please contact Human Resource Services at 509-335-4521, or at hrs@wsu.edu.
For more information on wildfires and air quality in Washington visit the WSU Office of Environmental Health and Safety.
Contact
There are two ways to get help:
- For questions about your schedule or other team related time & leave questions, speak to your manager
- For policy or process specific questions, contact your HR Consultant. Find them on the HRS Service Teams page (log in with your WSU credentials).
Quick Links
Return to the Time & Leave section page, or open the panel below for more pages.
- Time & Leave
- WSU Summer Hours
- December Holiday Reduced Operations FAQs
- Wildfire and Air Quality FAQs & Resources
- Flexible Scheduling FAQs
- Flexible Scheduling Information for Managers
- Winter Weather Tips
- Flexible Scheduling Considerations
- December Holiday Reduced Operations Schedule
- Suspended Operations FAQs
- Inclement Weather FAQs
- Inclement Weather
- Holiday Schedule
- December Holiday Reduced Operations