NOTICE OF SEPA DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE CENTRAL PIERCE FIRE & RESCUE STATION 92 REPLACEMENT Proponent and Lead Agency: Central Pierce Fire & Rescue The official project file containing the SEPA checklist and related plans and documents is available for public review during normal business hours at 1015 39th Ave SE Suite 120 Puyallup, WA 98374. Description of Proposal: Central Pierce Fire & Rescue proposes to construct a new approximately 10,000 square foot fire and rescue station on an approximately 16.45-acre site. The proposed fire station will replace the existing Station 92 located at 14817 Kapowsin Highway East, Graham, WA. The existing Station 92 is no longer in operation but was previously utilized for the Graham Fire & Rescue volunteer program, which ended in 2025. The proposal also includes parking, frontage improvements, landscaping, and utility improvements. The proposal also includes a fire hydrant, a pump house, and a fuel storage tank northwest of the proposed building. The existing site is vacant and primarily forested. Two driveways are proposed off of Orting Kapowsin Highway East, to allow for adequate circulation for fire vehicles. There is no existing access to the site off of Orting Kapowsin Highway East. Location of Proposal: 29104 Orting Kapowsin Highway East Graham, WA 98338, Pierce County parcel 0417011037 (Section 1, Township 17, Range 04 (S 1/2)). Public and Agency Comments: A 14-day Notice of Consultation public comment period was open from September 24, 2026 to October 8, 2026. Two comments were received, one from Washington State Department of Ecology and one from the Squaxin Island Tribe. Threshold Determination: In reaching the Threshold Determination, the Responsible Official reviewed the completed environmental checklist, environmental information on file with CPFR and public/agency comments, relying on the information therein to exercise substantive authority under the Washington State Environmental Policy Act, pursuant to RCW 43.21C.060. This Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) is issued under the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 197-11-340(2), and pursuant to the criteria and procedures of WAC 197-11-300 through 197-11-340 and 197-11-390. The Responsible Official has determined that the proposal does not have a probable significant adverse impact with adherence to local, state and federal regulations and the incorporation of the mitigation measures described in the full DNS. The lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days from issue date (issue date: October 19, 2026). Comments must be submitted by 5:00 pm on November 2, 2026. There is no agency appeal of this DNS; appeals are governed by RCW 43.21C.075. Responsible Official: Alec Coleman, Central Pierce Fire & Rescue acoleman@centralpiercefire.org IPL0381720 Oct 19 2026