Seattle (Wash.). Fire Dept.

Each volume is divided into sections, each engine company in its own section. Within each company section is a chronological list of alarms to which the company responded. Includes date, name and address of building or structure and Fire Department officer on duty.

Proceedings of Board of Fire Commissioners meetings, 1890-1896.

Correspondence and memoranda from the Fire Chief relating to personnel actions including reprimands, promotions, hiring and firing. Also includes memoranda to other departments and Fire Marshal's notices of fire code violations.

Correspondence and civil service forms relating to promotions, notices of appointment, separations, misconduct reports, injury reports, requests for certification, and returns to service.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, City Council briefings, and press clippings relating to issues before the Seattle City Council during Compton's tenure. Major topics of interest to Compton were technology and public safety.

Reports to the Civil Service Department concerning conduct of men in each company. Filed monthly.

Correspondence to and from the City Attorney. Includes requests from City agencies for legal opinions and advice.

Newsletters published by the department as well as the union, the officers' association, a fire buff society, and others. Also includes brochures and Fire Department ephemera.

Record of payments for equipment and supplies, building repair and maintenance, utilities, payroll, and other department expenses. Includes voucher number, name of payer, service or account type, and amount paid. Annual recapitulations are arranged by engine company and totaled by month.

Daily logs of each firefighter's hourly in and out status of Engine Company 6. Also includes some additional information such as supplies received and alarms or fires, as well as fire fighter substitutions.

Copies of departmental budgets and estimates of expenditures.

Handwritten manual outlining various aspects of the Fire Department's operations.

Slides primarily used in public relations and training prgrams.

Correspondence, notices, and inspection reports regarding fire hazards, fire code violations, fire escapes, and other safety devices at Seattle homes and businesses. Includes orders to correct violations. This is almost exclusively the correspondence of Gardner Kellogg.

Records documenting security preparations for the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle.

Index cards kept by the Seattle Fire Marshal to track various types of fire incidents.

Records documenting the Seattle Fire Department's Marine Fire Protection Project.

Record of monthly expenditures for apparatus, equipment, supplies, maintenance, and services. Includes date; requisition, and voucher order numbers; and amount of order by type of expenditure.

Records from various mayoral staffers during Ed Murray's term in office.

Monthly departmental newsletter.

Records (1974-1980) relating to monitoring of the Seattle Fire Department's pre-recruit training program for prospective women fire fighters.

Monthly list of operating expenses including small stores, feed, harness repair, chemicals, fuel, drugs and medicine, etc. Arranged by engine company.

Chronological record of alarms and subsequent actions taken at the fire sites. Information provided for each fire: date of alarm, time alarm received, engine companies responded, distance traveled to fire, amount of time at site, feet of hose laid, feet of ladder raised, gallons of chemicals used, casualties, and remarks. Includes monthly tallies.

Records from the Personnel Director for the City of Seattle.

Summary and index to department personnel files. Includes demographic data on employees and brief notes on personnel actions.

Materials relating to the formation and implementation of a Pre-Recruit Firefighter Program for women, 1976-1977.

Record of departmental expenses arranged chronologically with monthly recapitulation by fire company. Includes date, requisition number, item or supplies, cost, and company receiving it.

Chronological list of fires written in narrative form including date, address of structure, owner, estimated amount of loss, and insurance coverage. Many entries are incomplete.

Record of supplies received by the department and then disbursed to respective engine companies. Includes vendor, description of supplies, quantity, and cost. Arranged chronologically.

Minutes and findings regarding fire apparatus accidents and injuries to fire personnel.

Records from the Fire Marshal's Office related to the update and revision of Seattle’s high rise building codes.

Records documenting the establishment and operations of the Seattle Fire Department's Medic I and Medic II programs.

Records from the Fire Marshall's office of the Seattle Fire Department relating to public education and fire safety.

Chronological record of fires in Seattle, including date, time, alarm, location, owner, description, cause, and information regarding the value and loss of building and contents. Monthly and yearly summaries are also included. Some volumes list responding Engine Companies.

Index cards recording fire code violations found by the fire marshal in Seattle.

Records from the Office of the Fire Marshal.

Two indexes. Fireworks and signs permit index for 1906 includes name of grantee and permit number. Index for stable, laundry and chicken permits for 1908-1911 includes grantee, date, and permit type.

Correspondence, meeting minutes, grievances, agreements and contracts, and negotiation and arbitration files maintained by the department primarily relating to the Firefighters Union Local 27. Two folders relate to Local 2898