Fire Prevention Bureau (Fire Marshal)

Tom Poste, Interim Fire Marshal

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Fire Prevention Bureau Application Fees

The fees for the Fire Prevention Bureau were codified in Title 17C.

System Fees

Fire Code Permit Fees

Fire Prevention Forms and Handouts

Alternate Methods or Materials Application
Certificate of Water Availability Form
Commercial Fire Alarm Review Submittal Standards
Commercial Fire Flow Worksheet
Emergency Vehicle Access/Gradient Policy
Emergency Vehicle Access Hammerhead Policy and Turnaround Detail
Fire Code Permit Application
Fireworks Stand/Display Application
HMIS Submittal Standards
List of Approved Siding Products for Fire Flow Credits
Requirements for Residential Structures
Residential Fire Flow Worksheet
Requirements for a Residential Monitored Fire Alarm System
CONFIDENCE TEST FORMS

Burn Bans

Burn Ban as of February 3, 2012

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TYPES OF BURN BANS

Air Quality Burn Bans
Click on the following link to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency for the latest status of air quality burn bans and other air quality information...
www.pscleanair.org.

Fire Safety Burn Bans
Fire safety burn bans in unincorporated Pierce County are declared by the Fire Marshal during long periods of dry weather, normally during July through October. Notice of a burn ban is always given to the news media for broadcast.

Land Clearing Burns
For more information on the new law regarding land clearing burns, click on the following link: Burn Ban Law

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard

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Safety Tips

Arson Hotline: (800) 55ARSON

Information and Services
Burn Ban Information
Candle Safety
Chimney Safety
Fire District Phone Numbers
Fire Extinguisher Safety
Fire Stoppers of Pierce County
FOURTH OF JULY SAFETY GUIDELINES
Halloween Safety
Help Stop Arson
Product Safety for Kids
'Stop, Drop and Roll'
Turkey Fryers

Winter Holiday Safety

General information from the
Consumer Product Safety Commission
National Fire Protection Association
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
NW Burn Foundation

Phone: (253) 798-7179
Fax: (253) 798-3131
E-mail us at: pcfireprevention@co.pierce.wa.us

Office hours 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays).

Mailing Address:
Pierce County Fire Prevention Bureau
2401 S. 35th Street
Tacoma, WA 98409-7494

Please note: FOR EMERGENCIES CALL 911

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