Many complaints we receive are actually handled by other agencies. A summary of common complaint topics and agencies that may be able to answer questions or conduct investigations is provided below.

Spokane County Regional Animal Protection (SCRAPS)

• Phone: 509-477-2532
• Website
• Loose, abandoned, abused, neglected domestic animals
• Barking, aggressive, dangerous pets
• Confined wild animals without permits

Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency

• Phone: 509-477-4727
• Website
• Emission of contaminates to the air (fiber glassing operations, toxins, etc.)
• Dust (construction, sandblasting, tracking dirt onto paved roads, etc.)
• Smoke (woodstove, outdoor burning, field burning, incinerators, etc.)
• Odors (fumes, commercial composting, etc.)j
• Renovation, demolition and asbestos
• Spray painting

Spokane County Division of Engineering & Roads

• Phone: 509-477-3600
• Website
• Junk, weeds, signage, blocked visibility in road right-of-way
• Road hazards, potholes, ice and snow
• Road killed animals
• Traffic signage and devices
• Stormwater run-off issues, drywells
• Floodplain issues
• Encroachments onto public roads
• Culverts within roadways, ditches
• Moving permits for structures over public roads
• General road maintenance issues

Spokane Regional Health District

• Phone: 509-324-1560
• Website
• Illegal dumping, burial, or accumulation of trash/waste materials
• Private sewage disposal
• Temporary toilets
• Food handling and preparation, restaurant inspection
• Rodent and insect infestations
• Lead paint
• Private wells and water supplies
• School inspections

Spokane County Sheriff's Office

• Crime Check 509-456-2233
• Website
• Emergencies - 911
• Crime Stoppers: See It! Say It!
• Violent or illegal conduct and behavior
• Excessive noise or commotion at inappropriate times/locations
• Property damage (arson, graffiti, intentional destruction)
• Drug houses, methadone labs, sale possession, manufacturing
• Auto chop shops
• Prostitution, lewd behavior, pornography

Washington State Department of Ecology

• Phone: 509-329-3400
• Website
• Water rights, diversion, extraction
• Community wells and water systems
• Water Quality issues for streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands

Washington State Department of Social & Health Services

• 800-737-0617 (General Information/Complaints)
• 866-363-4276 (Abuse or Neglect): Call 911 if a child or adult is in an emergency situation.
• Website
• License/monitor Adult Day Care Homes
• License/monitor Day Care Facilities
• Boarding Homes
• Nursing Homes
• Child Protective Services
• Adult Protective Services

Washington State Department of Labor & Industries

• Phone: 509-324-2600
• Website
• Electrical work without permits
• Electrical hazards
• Elevator certifications/inspection
• Factory assembled homes
• Interior or structural modifications to mobile homes
• Contractor licensing and bonding
• Workplace safety
• Boiler inspection

Washington State Liquor Control Board

• Phone: 360-664-9878
• Website
• Licensing of bars and retail liquor outlets
• Proximity to schools, churches, etc.

Washington State Department of Natural Resources

• Phone: 509-684-7474
• Report a Forest Fire: 800-562-6010
• Website
• Timber Harvest and Forest Management
• Logging road construction
• Chemical applications to forest lands
• Protection of streams, wetlands, watersheds
• Fires on forest and range lands

Local Fire Districts

• See your local phone directory
• Emergencies - 911
• Hazardous wastes, chemical spills, explosives
• Vacant, unsecured buildings
• Improperly maintained exits, exit lights, fire extinguishers, sprinklers, and alarms
• Blocked hydrants, standpipes, fire lanes
• Inadequate emergency vehicle access to property improvements
• Gas leaks
• Burn permits

City of Spokane Code Enforcement

• Phone: 509-625-6083
• Website
• Solid Waste in all areas of the County call 509-456-7403

Cities & Towns

Individual cities and towns in the County should be contacted for issues not addressed above that lie within the corporate limits of the City of Town.

• Airway Heights
  Phone: 509-244-5578
• Cheney
  Phone: 509-235-7211
• Deer Park
  Phone: 509-276-8802
• Fairfield
  Phone: 509-283-2414
• Latah
  Phone: 509-286-3471
• Medical Lake
  Phone: 509-299-7712
• Millwood
  Phone: 509-924-0960
• Rockford
  Phone: 509-291-4716
• Spangle
  Phone: 509-245-3260
• Waverly
  Phone: 509-283-4122