WaSMAR2810_08.xml Guide to the Seattle Fire Marshal Subject Files 1951-1993 Seattle Fire Marshal Subject Files Finding aid prepared by Linnet Blumenthal Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Seattle Municipal Archives © 2010
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Finding aid encoded by Julie Kerssen 2010 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Seattle Municipal Archives
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2810-08 Seattle (Wash.). Fire Dept. Seattle Fire Marshal Subject Files 1951-1993 1964-1979 3.4 cubic feet 9 boxes Records from the Office of the Fire Marshal. Collection materials are in English Historical Note

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.

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.

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], Fire Marshal Subject Files, Record Series 2810-08. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Seattle (Wash.). Fire Dept. Seattle (Wash.). Fire Marshal Seattle (Wash.). Fire prevention--Washington (State)--Seattle Building inspection--Washington (State)--Seattle False alarms--Washington (State)--Seattle Central District (Seattle, Wash.) Civil rights movements--Washington (State)--Seattle Kingdome (Seattle, Wash.) Earthquake damage --Washington (State)--Seattle Seattle

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

2810-08 Seattle Fire Marshal Subject Files 1951-1993 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