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Fire Hazard Season

We're coming up on fire hazard season!  Are you wondering what constitutes a fire hazard?  Want to know how to report one?  Here's a Fire Hazard 101 course:

Owners and occupants of property within the City must remove or destroy all grass, weeds, shrubs, bushes, trees and vegetation growing or which has grown and died and all debris which is a fire hazard or a menace to the public health, safety or welfare.  Fire Hazard season is from May 1st - November 1st.

The Fire Official or Code Enforcement Officer considers the following when determining whether or not a site is a fire hazard:

1.  Is the situation present during fire season?

2. Has there been a lack of rain for 10 continuous days which has negatively affected the soil moisture content?

3. Has the average air temperature been above 70 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 consecutive days?

4. Is the length of the grass or other vegetative material, whether standing or matted, 10 inches or more?

5. Is the vegetation within 10 feet of a combustible fence or other structure?

If the conditions on the property are determined to be a fire hazard, and the property owners or occupants do not rectify the situation within a time limit specified by the official determining the fire hazard, the City may remove or destroy such vegetation or may issue a class 1 civil infraction or they may contract with an outside source to remove or destroy the vegetation.  All costs associated with the removal or destruction of the vegetation will be billed to the owners of the property as part of the utility bill.

To report a fire hazard, fill out a Code Enforcement Complaint form here.

 

 Our Mission

 To promote Community awareness of and encourage compliance with City Municipal Codes to enhance the quality of life and foster civic pride.

 Directive

 The Code Enforcement department is complaint driven.  We must have a complaint form in order to investigate a potential violation.

Contact Information

Telephone
509-625-6083
FAX
509-625-6802  (please do not fax pictures, pink forms, or purple forms,
                                    they do not come through)
Postal address
808 W Spokane Falls Blvd
          Spokane WA 99201
Electronic mail
General Information & Webmaster: mhecker@spokanecity.org

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