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Seattle Fire Marshal Subject Files, 1951-1993
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Fire Dept.
- Title
- Seattle Fire Marshal Subject Files
- Dates
- 1951-1993 (inclusive)19511993
1964-1979 (bulk)19641979 - Quantity
- 3.4 cubic feet, (9 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 2810-08
- Summary
- Records from the Office of the Fire Marshal.
- Repository
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Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov - Access Restrictions
-
Records are open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
A Fire Department was established by City Charter in 1883. It provided for equipment purchases, but not for hiring of firefighters. Following the Great Fire of 1889, a professional fire department was created with five district fire stations and purchase of a fire boat. The first Fire Chief of the professional department was Gardner Kellogg who served 1890-1892 and 1895-1901. A Board of Fire Commissioners was established by the 1890 City Charter to prescribe rules and regulations for the Department. The Board's responsibilities included enforcing rules violations, and appointing the Fire Chief and all subordinate officers. The Board was abolished with passage of a new City Charter in 1896. The position of Fire Marshal was established in 1901 with responsibility for inspecting buildings to insure they were in compliance the ordinances related to building construction and fire protection. The Fire Marshal also inspects all fires and reports on the causes. The Department's mission is to curtail loss of life and property by fire through inspection and certification of building safety systems, public education, regulation of hazardous material storage, and fire suppression.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Records relating to the office of the Fire Marshal including information on diverse topics such as building inspections, Seattle's 1974 comprehensive policy plan, urban renewal, false fire alarms and fire incident summaries throughout the mid 1960s. Of particular interest are the files on the Central Area community during the late 1960s. These records document civil disturbances, racial tensions and groups such as the Black Panthers, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Seattle Rumor Center. Also of interest are records pertaining to the planning of the King County Domed Stadium (the Kingdome) and earthquake damage reports/assessments related to the April 29, 1965, earthquake.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item and date], Fire Marshal Subject Files, Record Series 2810-08. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
2810-08: Seattle Fire Marshal Subject Files, 1951-1993Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Accident Prevention and
Investigation Board |
1979 |
1/2 | Battalion Inspector -
Proposals |
1975-1967 |
1/3 | Building Department -
Abatement Committee |
1968 |
1/4 | Building Department -
Abatement Committee |
1969-1970 |
1/5 | Building Department -
Administrative Rulings |
1976 |
1/6 | Building Department -
Construction Projects High Rise Buildings - General |
1966-1970 |
1/7 | Building Department -
Construction Projects High Rise Buildings - General |
1970-1972 |
1/8 | Building Department -
Construction Projects High Rise Buildings - General - Newspaper
Clippings |
1966-1970 |
1/9 | Building Department - General
Information |
1962-1971 |
1/10 | Building Department - High
Rise Buildings - Federal Office Building |
1971-1974 |
1/11 | Budget |
1979 |
1/12 | Central Area Community - Fire
Department Injuries, Damages |
1968-1969 |
1/13 | Central Area Community - Fire
Department Injuries, Damages - Newspaper Clipping |
1968 |
1/14 | Central Area Community - Fire
Department Injuries, Damages - Prints |
1968-1969 |
1/15 | Central Area Community - Fire
Suspects |
1968 |
1/16 | Central Area Community -
Fires |
1968-1970 |
1/17 | Central Area Community -
Fires - Newspaper Clipping |
1968-1970 |
1/18 | Central Area Community -
Instructions to Fire Prevention Division |
1968 |
1/19 | Central Area Community -
Intelligence Seattle Fire Department Reports |
1968-1970 |
1/20 | Central Area Community -
Police Department Communications |
1967-1968 |
1/21 | Comprehensive Policy
Plan |
1974 |
2/1 | Corporation
Counsel |
1975 |
2/2 | Disasters - Earthquake
Damage |
1965 |
2/3 | Disasters - Earthquake Damage
- Newspaper Clippings |
1965 |
2/4 | Disasters - Earthquake Damage
- Prints |
1965 |
2/5 | Disasters - Earthquake
Incidents |
1971 |
2/6 | Disasters - Earthquake
Letters |
1965 |
2/7 | Disasters - Earthquake
Reports |
1965 |
2/8 | Emergency
Helipads |
1975 |
2/9 | Emergency Service
Elevators |
1970 |
2/10 | Executive Department - Model
Cities Program |
1968-1969 |
2/11 | Executive Department - Lake
Union Action Program |
1971 |
2/12 | Executive Department - Lake
Union Action Program - Prints |
1971 |
2/13 | Financial Center - 1201 4th
Avenue |
1969-1971 |
2/14 | Financial Center - 1201 4th
Avenue - Newspaper Clipping |
1969-1971 |
2/15 | Fire Alarm Systems -
Hospital-City Connection |
1972 |
2/16 | Fire Alarm Systems -
Hospital-City Connection - Prints |
1972 |
2/17 | Fire Code Advisory
Board |
1957-1972 |
2/18 | Fire Incident
Summary |
1964 |
2/19 | Fire Incident
Summary |
1965 |
2/20 | Fire Incident
Summary |
1966 |
2/21 | Fire Incident
Summary |
1967 |
2/22 | Fire Incident
Summary |
1968 |
2/23 | Fire Incident
Summary |
1969 |
3/1 | Fire Incident
Summary |
1970 |
3/2 | Fire Incident
Summary |
1971 |
3/3 | Fire Incident
Summary |
1972 |
3/4 | Fire Marshals' Association
Sectional Committee |
1966-1968 |
3/5 | Fire Marshals' Association
Sectional Committee |
1968-1970 |
3/6 | Fire Plan -
Hospitals |
1968 |
3/7 | Fire Plan - Seattle Post
Intelligencer |
1970 |
3/8 | Fire Plan - Space Needle
Restaurant |
1968 |
3/9 | Fire Prevention Code Advisory
Board |
1974 |
3/10 | Fire Prevention Division -
Activities Report |
1971 |
3/11 | Fire Prevention Division -
Activities Report |
1972 |
3/12 | Fire Prevention Division -
Annual Report |
1969 |
3/13 | Fire Prevention Division -
Annual Report - Prints |
1969 |
3/14 | Fire Prevention Division -
Annual Report |
1970 |
3/15 | Fire Prevention Division -
Annual Report |
1976 |
3/16 | Fire Prevention Division -
Recruit School Training Outline |
1975 |
3/17 | Fire Protection Installations
- Hospitals and Nursing Homes |
1965 |
3/18 | Fire Protection Installations
- Hospitals and Nursing Homes |
1966 |
3/19 | Fire Protection Installations
- Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Newspaper Clippings |
1966 |
3/20 | Fire Protection Installations
- Hospitals and Nursing Homes |
1966-1968 |
3/21 | Fire Protection Installations
- Hospitals and Nursing Homes |
1967 |
3/22 | Fire Protection Installations
- Hospitals and Nursing Homes |
1969-1970 |
3/23 | Fire Protection Installations
- Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Newspaper Clippings |
1969-1970 |
3/24 | Fire Protection Installations
- Piers |
1951-1966 |
3/25 | Fire Protection Installations
- Piers - Prints |
1951-1966 |
3/26 | Fire Protection Installations
- Piers |
1967 |
4/1 | Fire Protection Installations
- Piers - Prints (Todds Shipyard) |
1967 |
4/2 | Fire Protection Installations
- Piers |
1968 |
4/3 | Fire Protection Installations
- Piers |
1969 |
4/4 | Fire Protection Installations
- Piers - Prints |
1969 |
4/5 | Fire Protection Installations
- Piers |
1971 |
4/6 | Fires - Deaths by
Fire |
1965-1967 |
4/7 | Fires - Railroad
Fires |
1966-1967 |
4/8 | Fires - Railroad Fires -
Prints |
1966-1967 |
4/9 | Fires - Schools |
1968-1969 |
4/10 | Fires - University of
Washington |
1969-1970 |
4/11 | Fireworks |
1969 |
4/12 | Fireworks - Newspaper
Clipping |
1969 |
4/13 | Fireworks |
1970 |
4/14 | Floating Homes |
1971-1972 |
4/15 | Floating Homes |
1973-1974 |
4/16 | Friends of Medic
I |
1988 |
4/17 | Hospital Fire Alarm
Systems |
1975 |
4/18 | In-Service
Training |
1964-1965 |
4/19 | In-Service
Training |
1966 |
4/20 | In-Service
Training |
1967 |
4/21 | Inspection Programs -
Spot-Check Program |
1966 |
4/22 | Inspection Programs -
Sprinkler Installations |
1965-1971 |
4/23 | Inspection Programs -
Supermarkets |
1960 |
5/1 | Inspection Programs -
University of Washington Fraternities and Sororities |
1961-1971 |
5/2 | Inspection Programs -
University of Washington Fraternities and Sororities - Newspaper
Clipping |
1961-1971 |
5/3 | Inspections - State
License |
1969-1972 |
5/4 | King County Domed
Stadium |
1969-1971 |
5/5 | King County Domed
Stadium |
1971-1972 |
5/6 | King County Domed
Stadium |
1972 |
5/7 | King County Domed
Stadium |
1972 |
5/8 | King County Domed Stadium -
Newspaper Clipping |
1972 |
5/9 | Law Department - Civil
Suits |
1969 |
5/10 | Law Department - False
Alarms |
1963-1971 |
5/11 | Law Department -
Fees |
1971 |
5/12 | Law Department - Fire Hose
Act |
1970 |
5/13 | Law Department - Funes and
Oziel Fire |
1974-1976 |
5/14 | Law Department -
Investigations - Miscellaneous |
1967-1970 |
5/15 | Law Department - Legislative
Change Proposals |
1964-1974 |
5/16 | Law Department - Smokeproof
Enclosures |
1971 |
5/17 | Law Department - Smokeproof
Enclosures - Prints |
1971 |
5/18 | Law Department -
Subpoenas |
1966-1967 |
5/19 | Law Department -
Warrants |
1963-1968 |
6/1 | Office of Policy
Planning |
1975-1976 |
6/2 | Ordinances |
1969-1978 |
6/3 | Ordinances - State
Laws |
1972-1977 |
6/4 | Plan Reviews |
1971 |
6/5 | Plan Reviews |
1971 |
6/6 | Plan Reviews |
1972 |
6/7 | Plan Reviews |
1972 |
6/8 | Port of Seattle - Boat
Moorage Fire Prevention |
1965 |
6/9 | Port of Seattle - Dominion
Monarch (Floating Hotel) |
1962 |
6/10 | Port of Seattle - Harbor
Permits Special Wording |
1970 |
6/11 | Port of Seattle - Oil
Deliveries on Piers |
1962-1969 |
6/12 | Port of Seattle -
Piers-Maintenance |
1966-1971 |
6/13 | Port of Seattle -
Piers-Maintenance - Newspaper Clippings |
1966-1971 |
6/14 | Port of Seattle - United
States Coast Guard Communications |
1963-1969 |
6/15 | Resolution 25011 -
Structure-Related Codes |
1976 |
6/16 | School and Fire-Safety
Education Presentations |
1965-1966 |
6/17 | School and Fire-Safety
Education Presentations |
1966-1967 |
7/1 | School and Fire-Safety
Education Presentations - Newspaper Clipping |
1966-1967 |
7/2 | School and Fire-Safety
Education Presentations - Prints |
1966-1967 |
7/3 | Seattle Center - Coliseum
Floor Plans |
1972-1973 |
7/4 | Self- Service
Gasoline |
1971-1972 |
7/5 | Self- Service Gasoline -
Newspaper Clipping |
1971-1972 |
7/6 | Self- Service
Gasoline |
1972-1976 |
7/7 | Snohomish-King County Arson
Task Force |
1993 |
7/8 | State Building Code
Proposals |
1970-1971 |
7/9 | State Transient Accomodation
Law |
1971-1972 |
7/10 | Street Closures -
Temporary |
1979 |
7/11 | Survey Materials from Other
North American Cities |
1963 |
7/12 | Transient
Accomodations |
1978 |
7/13 | University of Washington
Football |
1968-1969 |
7/14 | University of Washington -
University District Incidents |
1968-1970 |
7/15 | University of Washington -
University District Incidents - Newspaper Clippings |
1968-1970 |
8/1 | Urban Renewal - Blighted
Areas |
1961-1962 |
8/2 | Urban Renewal - Pike Place
Market |
1968-1971 |
8/3 | Urban Renewal - Pike Place
Plaza |
1968-1971 |
8/4 | Urban Renewal - Pioneer
Square |
1965-1972 |
8/5 | Urban Renewal - Pioneer
Square Historical District Task Force |
1972-1974 |
8/6 | Urban Renewal - South
Seattle |
1960-1967 |
8/7 | Urban Renewal -
University-Northlake |
1962-1963 |
8/8 | Urban Renewal -
Yesler-Atlantic |
1967-1969 |
8/9 | Water Department -
Rates |
1975 |
8/10 | Miscellaneous Prints - Fires,
Equipment and Potential Hazards |
1964-1969 |
8/11 | Tacoma Hospital Fire -
Negatives |
1965 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Building inspection--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Central District (Seattle, Wash.)
- Civil rights movements--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Earthquake damage --Washington (State)--Seattle
- False alarms--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Fire prevention--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Kingdome (Seattle, Wash.)
Corporate Names
- Seattle (Wash.). Fire Dept.
- Seattle (Wash.). Fire Marshal
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.).