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Thurston County, Washington

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Emergency Management

Sandbag Priorities

Valuable information on sandbags, including purpose, uses, benefits, placement, potential adverse consequences, and more.

Sandbag Liability Release Form


Filled Sandbags

Sand and sandbags are provided at no cost to citizens of Thurston County who are experiencing flooding.  Sand and sandbags are typically available for pickup at the following locations:

Fire Department/Agency        Address  City  Zip Code
Bald Hills Fire Station 17-2        17721 Lawrence Lake Rd SE  Yelm  98597
City of Tumwater        7007 Capitol Blvd. SW   Tumwater  98501
Griffin Fire Station 13-1        3707 Steamboat Loop NW   Olympia  98502
Nisqually Tribe Fire Station        408 Nisqually Cut Off Rd SE  Olympia  98513
Nisqually Tribe Fire Station        410 Nisqually Cut Off Rd SE  Olympia  98513
SE Thurston Fire Authority 17-22        17701 Lawrence Lake Rd. SE  Yelm  98597
SE Thurston Fire Authority 21        709 Mill Rd.  Yelm  98597
South Bay Fire Station 83        5046 Boston Harbor Rd. NE   Olympia  98506
West Thurston Fire Station 1-2        10828 Littlerock Rd. SW  Olympia  98512
West Thurston Fire Station 1-3        18346 Albany St.  Rochester  98579
West Thurston Fire Station 1-4        2631 114th Way   Olympia  98512
*Thurston Co. Emergency Mgmt.        9521 Tilley Rd. SW  Olympia 98512

     * 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.    Liability Release form required.

Filled Sandbags, Empty Bags and Bulk Sand

Fire Department/Agency      Address  City  Zip Code
Bald Hills Fire Station 17-1      16306 Bald Hill Rd. SE  Yelm  98597
Griffin Fire Station 13-2      8113 Steamboat Island Rd. NW   Olympia  98502
McLane Black Lake Fire Station 91      125 Delphi Rd NW  Olympia  98502
McLane Black Lake Fire Station 93      2815 Summit Lake Shore Rd NW   Olympia  98502

 

Empty Bags and Bulk Sand

Fire Department/Agency      Address  City  Zip Code
City of Rainier      102 Rochester St W  Rainier  98576
McLane Black Lake Fire Station 95      5911 Black Lake Blvd. SW   Olympia  98512
Tenino Fire Station 12-1      187 Hodgden St. SE  Tenino  98589
Tenino Fire Station 12-2      17134 Old Hwy 99 SE  Tenino  98589
Tenino Fire Station 12-3        5405 Skookumchuck Rd. SE   Tenino  98589
Town of Bucoda      605 N Main St.  Bucoda  98530