Animals 

Animals at large, Pet Licensing, Animal Control

Emergency Animal Issues

Dial 911

 Rodents

How to Get Rid of Rodents
Keep Rats Away From Your Home

 Injured Wildlife

Billie Jo Steckler
253.988.1021

 Deceased animals in road or right of way

Fircrest Public Works
253.564.8900

 Racoons, coyotes, and other wildlife

Department of Fish and Wildlife
wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/

 Barking dogs
                                                 

Fircrest Police Department
Provide documentation that the
frequent noise is disturbing
three or more households.

 
Business Licenses

 General Business License

City Hall
253.564.8901
bls.dor.wa.gov/cities/fircrest.aspx

Home Occupation Permit
    - any business (including home office)
      based out of a residence requires a
      Home Occupation Permit

 Transient Merchant Registration
    - In order to go door-to-door or
      participate in any temporary 
      or transient solicitation

City Hall
253.564.8901

Crime/disturbances

 Emergency
 Non-Emergency Police

 911
253.565.1198

 Noise Disturbance

Fircrest Police Department
253.565.1198

 Construction Noise
 Allowed Weekdays: 7AM - 10PM
            Weekends: 8AM - 5PM

Fircrest Police Department
253.565.1198

 Housing and Construction

 Building Permits
    -General Information
    -Fences, reroofs, accessory buildings

Planning/Building Department
253.564.8901

 Electrical Permits

Tacoma Power
253.502.8277

 Street Issues

 Vegetation or other objects
 encroaching the right of way

Public Works
253.564.8900

 Vehicles, trailers, RV's, abandoned
 vehicles in street

Fircrest Police Department
253.565.1198

 
Signs

 Signs on utility poles or in right of way

Public Works
253.564.8900

 Sign Permits
 Off-premise sandwich signs

Planning/Building Department
253.564.8901

 
Debris and Environmental

 Trash, debris, other items that pose a hazard for breeding flies or harboring rats on private property

Planning/Building Department
253.564.8901

 Trash and debris on right of way

 Pierce County Heath Department

www.tpchd.org/

 Puget Sound Clean Air
- Burn ban information
- Air quality issues

www.pscleanair.org
800.552.3565
800.595.4341 (air quality hotline)

 Garbage Collection Service
- Temporary Waiver Request

Westside Disposal
253.564.3212
info@uprefuse.com

 Trees

 Hazardous tree located in public right of way

Public Works
253.564.8900

 Tree cutting on private property
- there is no restrictions for already developed property
-new developments & vacant property are regulated

Planning/Building Department
253.564.8901

 Tree on private property overhanging adjoining private property

This is a civil issue between neighbors;
The City of Fircrest has no authority.

 Vegetation

 Dry, overgrown vegetation that may be a fire hazard

City of Tacoma Fire Department
253.591.5737

 Unkempt private property
(weeds, grass over 8in tall, grass clippings, uncultivated shrubs)

Planing Building Department/
Code Compliance
253.564.8901

 Vegetation blocking clear sight/visibility at street corners

Public Works
253.564.8900

 Vegetation obstructing traffic signs; encroaching the right of way/sidewalks

Public Works
253.564.8900

 Vegetation on private property adversely growing on adjoining private property

 Other Links

 Alarm Permit

Fircrest Police Department

 Fircrest Municipal Code

Code Publishing

 Good to Go bridge passes

www.wsdot.wa.gov

 Fircrest Community Club

www.fircrestcommunityclub.org

 Landlord/Tenant Act

 Library Card Reimbursement

A library card can be purchased from the Tacoma Library System. Bring your receipt of payment to the receptionist, with name and address written on the back. Your reimbursement will be mailed within a few weeks.

 Tacoma Fire Department #17

 911 - Emergency
253.564.2581 - Non emergency
www.tacomafiredepartment.org