FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions
The City does require annual inspections for commercial businesses. Please contact City Hall @ 360-642-4421 if you have any questions.
Not anymore. Once we participated in a program that offered Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Detectors but found the demand was too low to continue it. Smoke Detectors and CO detectors can be found locally and the Fire Department may be able to provide assistance with replacing old ones or changing batteries that you purchase.
Get an application City Hall and speak with either the Fire Chief or City Administrator. Once you return it, your references will be checked and you will be asked to provide enough information for a national background check. Background issues or physical inabilities to perform duties will be evaluated on a case by case basis as we can only accept persons able to be considered “combat firefighters” at this time.
Yes, the Tsunami sirens are actually speakers and will play a siren sound for 3 minutes straight and then have voice messages broadcast after. This cycle will repeat. These sirens are maintained by Pacific County Emergency Management and are unrelated to the fire siren. The other difference you may notice is that the fire siren only runs for a minute and a half.
Dry, seasoned firewood only. Because the City is an incorporated UGA (Urban Growth Area) the Olympic Regional Clear Air Agency (ORCAA) sets the regulations. Generally, all fires within the City Limits are restricted to 3ft by 3ft and 2 ft in height. For more information visit the ORCAA website.
The current rating for the City is 6. The City is reviewed every few years by the Washington Survey and Rating Bureau. The city was most recently reviewed in 2023.
It is used to alert responders of an incident. After it being out of commission for over 9 months, We have concluded that around 20% of our regular responders are alerted by the siren.
Currently, Long Beach Commercial Security and A Complete Locksmith are only lock box providers connected with the program.
We are a traditional volunteer fire department. Meaning our firefighters are out living their everyday lives just like you do. We carry pagers and radios and some rely on the fire siren to be notified of an emergency requiring our response. We then go to the station to grab equipment and head out to make a difference in someone’s bad day.