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Fire Permit <br />EVERETT EVERETT <br />AWNWASHINGTON <br />Scope and Purpose <br />Decommissioning Residential Heating Oil Tanks <br />INFORMATION HANDOUT P-3 <br />1.6.2023 <br />The information found in this document is intended to outline the process for decommissioning <br />residential heating oil tanks and its associated piping that contains, or previously contained, heating oil <br />for the primary purpose of heating one or two-family residential structures. Underground tanks that <br />have been out of service for a period of one year shall be removed from ground or abandoned in place. <br />These provisions do not address requirements for aboveground heating oil tanks or tanks other than <br />residential heating oil tanks. <br />Permits <br />A site -specific permit from the Everett Fire Department is required to remove or abandon in place an <br />underground residential heating oil tank. Decommissioning work may not begin until a permit has been <br />issued. <br />Permit applications shall be submitted using https://onlinepermits.everettwa.Rov/etrakit/default.aspx . <br />Permits will be issued electronically after submittal, review, and payment. <br />Permits may cover multiple tanks located at a single inspection area. If additional tanks are to be <br />removed at later dates separate permits need to be obtained. <br />Decommissioning must be conducted by, or overseen by, an individual certified by the International <br />Code Council (ICC) as an Underground Storage Tank Decommissioner. All contractors and companies <br />must comply with International Fire Code, including all other local, state, and federal requirements. <br />A Tank Decommissioning Report shall be completed, signed and submitted to the Everett Fire <br />Department by the ICC certified decommissioner performing, or overseeing, the work along with the <br />property owner within 30 days of completion. <br />Soil Samples <br />Compliance with the IFC does not require that any soil samples be taken. However, the property owner <br />or operator may have other obligations including but not limited to, spill or leak reporting requirements <br />and clean up requirements under environmental or other laws apart from the IFC. Visit www.ecy.wa.gov <br />and search "Heating Oil Tank" for more information. <br />Safe Work Preparation <br />• No smoking in the area. <br />• Shutting down all open flame and spark -producing equipment not necessary for the removal of <br />the underground tank. <br />• Using only hand tools to expose tank fittings and preparing for the vapor -freeing procedures. <br />Fire Marshal's Office 425.257.8100 1 everettwa.gov/fire <br />