City of Tacoma · Pierce County

Tacoma oil tank decommissioning certificate records

Ask Fire Prevention for the recorded decommissioning certification. Small home heating-oil tanks are not covered by the Health Department's tank-record search.

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2026-10-11
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Before you search

Start with the right identifiers.

Tacoma property address, parcel if known, approximate decommissioning year, contractor and any certificate or permit reference.

Bring what you have. Missing identifiers can be part of the route review.

What you are looking for: The Fire Prevention decommissioning certification, where recorded, rather than only a historical building index hit.
If the result is empty or incomplete: Ask for the Fire-held certification. The Health Department says it does not keep small heating-oil tank records; do not treat that office's blank as a complete search. Adapt the request outline ↓

Identify Fire's recorded certification

Tacoma Fire's permit FAQ distinguishes a requested removal/decommissioning permit from a certification received and recorded after decommissioning. It directs historic certification inquiries to Fire Prevention or public disclosure. Treat the certification as the target, not evidence of current physical conditions.

Official sourceTacoma Fire permit FAQ — historic certification

Use the current City records entry point

Use Tacoma's Public Records Office instructions for the current request channel and identify Fire Prevention as the record holder. Name the decommissioning certification, property and work dates. This is a request for an existing record, not an application for a new removal permit.

Official sourceTacoma Public Records Office

Do not stop at a Health Department blank

Tacoma-Pierce County Health explicitly says it does not issue permits or keep records for small home heating-oil tanks. That scope limit is not a property finding. Keep a Fire search separate from any commercial-tank or contaminated-property record search, and preserve the exact agency response scope.

Official sourceHealth Department small heating-oil tank scope

After the search

What should you actually come away with?

The Fire Prevention decommissioning certification, where recorded for this property.

Recorded certification

Compare address, date, tank details and the certified work, not just an application reference.

Still missing? Request the Fire-held certification through the current City record channel.

Health scope limit

Preserve whether the agency reply concerns small heating-oil tanks or a different tank category.

Still missing? The Health Department's small-tank record exclusion is not proof of no tank at the property.

Comparison checklist by Oil Tank Route, based on the official routes above. Not an agency certification, document authentication or a property-safety finding.

Before you interpret the result

Should I start with Pierce County Health tank records?

Not for a small home heating-oil tank: Tacoma-Pierce County Health says it does not keep those records. Tacoma Fire's FAQ identifies recorded decommissioning certificates as a separate target.

Your private record worksheet

Keep the next step clear.

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 Fire Prevention oil tank decommissioning certification and retained supporting records. Narrow this to the files you still need.

Interactive saving and draft preparation require JavaScript. You can still follow every official route above, copy the request outline below and print this page. Do not enter personal details in disabled fields.

Optional identifiers — stay in your browser

Property address (optional) Parcel / block and lot Permit / incident / project number Approximate work dates

Specific documents still needed

What happened at each source?

These are your notes, not verified agency findings. Leave a source as “Not checked” until you use it.

Identify Fire's recorded certification Use the current City records entry point Do not stop at a Health Department blank Search date / request reference / next check (optional)

Your next actions

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.

Prepared request draft

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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Make the request specific

A ready-to-adapt outline.

Please provide existing Fire Prevention decommissioning certification and associated retained oil tank records for [Tacoma address; parcel], work approximately [dates], contractor/certificate reference [details]. This is historic document research, not a new tank-work permit application.

Replace the bracketed fields and follow the agency’s current form, disclosure, and fee instructions. This is a draft, not a sent request.

Keep the limits visible.

The older Fire FAQ identifies the record target; use the current records page for submission instructions, not historic permit fees. A missing certification does not prove no tank remains. This is Tacoma city, not every Pierce County address; self-service only.

Active leak or strong oil odor? Use the safety route. ↗