Seattle city · Fire Department
Search Seattle's residential permit records, then check whether the follow-up tank information is actually present. This route covers Seattle city, not all Washington.
Before you search
Seattle property address, permit number if known, approximate decommissioning year.
Bring what you have. Missing identifiers can be part of the route review.Seattle's residential UST dataset concerns Fire Department decommissioning permits, code 6103. Search the address and inspect permit number and date issued. This is not the commercial UST records route or a statewide tank inventory.
Official sourceOfficial instructions / record system↗Compare date and type decommissioned with the permit details. The dataset explains that incomplete tank information indicates the required follow-up report has not been received by SFD. An issued permit alone must not become a completed-removal claim.
Official sourceOfficial instructions / record system↗SFD's residential records begin in 1996; earlier work may have no SFD record. Use the City's public records channel for a specific permit or missing follow-up file. Keep the search result and the agency's eventual response separate.
Official sourceOfficial instructions / record system↗After the search
A permit reference plus the follow-up decommissioning information—not just an issued permit.
Compare address, permit number and issue date in the residential dataset.
Still missing? An issued permit does not establish completed tank work.
Check the decommissioning date and work type, including removal versus abandonment.
Still missing? Blank follow-up fields remain an unresolved report gap; request the underlying record.
Comparison checklist by Oil Tank Route, based on the official routes above. Not an agency certification, document authentication or a property-safety finding.
Your private record worksheet
Prepare search keys here, open the official sources above, then record what happened. Nothing is searched or sent automatically. A postal city or ZIP does not establish legal jurisdiction.
Suggested document scope for this route: the residential oil tank decommissioning permit and associated follow-up report. Narrow this to the files you still need.
Start with the identifiers and first applicable source. An online blank, an inaccessible portal and an agency no-record reply are three different outcomes.
No result is not proof of no tank. A candidate document still needs its property, issuer, dates and stated scope checked.
Review and edit bracketed fields after copying. Use the agency’s current official form, disclosures and fee instructions. Drafted ≠ sent ≠ acknowledged ≠ delivered.
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Self-service guidance only here. Human research assistance is currently limited to New Jersey and New York.
Make the request specific
Please provide the residential heating oil tank decommissioning permit and follow-up report for [property], permit [number], approximately [dates]. The public dataset is missing [field or document].
Replace the bracketed fields and follow the agency’s current form, disclosure, and fee instructions. This is a draft, not a sent request.
Missing data is not evidence of a tank-free property. A permit record is not a present-condition inspection. Seattle guidance is self-service only; no Washington-wide research service is offered.
Active leak or strong oil odor? Use the safety route. ↗