Seattle Municipal Archives
PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle, WA 98124-4728
Phone: 206/233-7807
Email: archives@seattle.gov
http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives
2810-04
Seattle
(Wash.). Fire Dept.
Seattle Fire Department Goodwill Games
Records
1987-1990
1.2 cubic feet
3 boxes
Records documenting security preparations
for the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle. 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 Marshall 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
Marshall 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.
The Goodwill Games were established as an apolitical alternative to the
Olympic Games after those events were boycotted during the Cold War. The first
Goodwill Games were held in 1986 in Moscow, and the second took place in
Seattle from July 20 to August 5, 1990. Nearly 2300 athletes from 54 countries
competed in 21 sports. Many more people participated in companion events
including conferences, a Goodwill Arts Festival, and a number of friendship
activities.
The City of Seattle was partially responsible for fire protection and
emergency medical services for the Games. The Seattle Fire Department took the
lead for the City, and closely cooperated with other public safety and law
enforcement agencies to plan for and respond to emergencies associated with the
event. City agencies also participated in the Joint Operations Center (JOC), a
multi-agency endeavor that coordinated security planning and monitored
emergency activities.
These records include meeting minutes and correspondence relating to
security and fire prevention planning, budget planning, and staffing. Notable
are minutes and correspondence of the Joint Forces Coordinating Committee
(JFCC), the Integrated Police Planning Group (IPPG), Emergency Medical Services
(EMS), and Coordinated Threat Assessment Group (CTAG). CTAG was the formal
operations group to address intelligence problems, and was responsible for the
security measures for former President Reagan, First Lady Barbara Bush, and
other important guests. Records also include detailed Games schedules, as well
as disaster planning documents for fire, earthquake, bombings, and other
scenarios.
Records are open to the public.
[Item and date], Goodwill Games Records, Record Series 2810-04. Box
[number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Publications were pulled from the collection and are cataloged
separately in the Published Documents Index.
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.)
Goodwill Games
Law enforcement--Washington
(State)--Seattle
Emergency
management--Washington (State)--Seattle
Emergency
drills--Washington (State)--Seattle
Incident command
systems--Washington (State)--Seattle
Seattle
Sports and Recreation
International Relations
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
2810-04
Goodwill Games
Records
1987-1990
1/1
Accreditation, Minutes,
Applications
1989-1990
1/2
Administration, Staff
Coordination
1989
1/3
Aircraft
1989-1990
1/4
Budget Planning
1989-1990
1/5
Committee
Directories
1988-1989
1/6
Communications, Fire Alarm
Center (FAC)
1989-1990
1/7
Coordinated Threat Assessment
Group (CTAG), Reports
1990
1/8
Coordinated Threat Assessment
Group (CTAG), Fax Outgoing
1990
1/9
Correspondence between Fire
Prevention Inspection and Seattle Organizing Committee (SOC)
1989-1990
1/10
Countdown Publications,
Newsletters
1990
1/11
Draft Security Policies,
Medic Units
1989
1/12
Emergency Medical Services
(EMS)
1989-1990
1/13
Emergency Medical Services
(EMS), Planning
1989
1/14
Emergency Operations,
Disaster Plan, Crisis Coordination Center
1989
2/1
FAX - Incoming,
Non-Intelligence
1990
2/2
Fire
Investigation
1990
2/3
Fire Prevention
1989
2/4
Fire Prevention, Meeting
Minutes
1990
2/5
Fire Prevention
Plans
1989-1990
2/6
HEAR Radio and HazMat
Responsibility to the Athlete Village
1989-1990
2/7
Integrated Police Planning
Group (IPPG), Meeting Minutes
1989-1990
2/8
Integrated Police Planning
Group (IPPG), Training Subcommittee, Earthquake
1990
2/9
Intelligence,
Minutes
1988-1990
2/10
Intra City Correspondence,
Operating Agreement , Fire Prevention
1989-1990
2/11
Joint Forces Coordinating
Committee (JFCC), Air Support Subcommittee
1988
2/12
Joint Forces Coordinating
Committee (JFCC), Communications
1989-1990
2/13
Joint Forces Coordinating
Committee (JFCC), Emergency Response, Subcommittee Resolution
1988
2/14
Joint Forces Coordinating
Committee (JFCC), Correspondence, Minutes
1989-1990
2/15
Joint Forces Coordinating
Committee (JFCC), Meeting Minutes
1988-1990
2/16
Joint Forces Coordinating
Committee (JFCC), Security Subcommittee
1988-1990
3/1
Joint Forces Coordinating
Committee (JFCC), Training
1988-1990
3/2
Joint Forces Coordinating
Committee (JFCC), Volunteer Services, Subcommittee Resolution
1988
3/3
Joint Forces Evaluation,
Communications System
1989
3/4
Joint Operations
Center
1989-1990
3/5
Operational Plans, Other
Jurisdictions
1987-1988
3/6
Personnel
Division
1989-1990
3/7
Planning Group, Meetings,
Minutes
1989
3/8
Planning Group,
Minutes
1989
3/9
Preliminary Planning
Documents
1989-1990
3/10
Prefire Planning, Traffic,
Evacuation
1989-1990
3/11
Public Education and Training
of Volunteers
1988-1989
3/12
Seattle Fire Department,
Memos, Meeting Notices
1989-1990
3/13
Security, Meeting
Minutes
1989
3/14
Services
1990
3/15
Staffing Apparatus, Mutual
Aid
1990
3/16
Station Security
1990
3/17
Training
1989
3/18
Training Division,
Minutes
1989-1990
3/19
Venue Schedules
1989
3/20
Village
Subcommittee
1989-1990