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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Fire prevention -- Washington (State) -- Seattle

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Fire Department Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-G4
Scope and Contents note Early reports include duties performed, statistics, financial information, and ages and names of Fire Department members. Information on alarms responded to includes date, time, location, and financial loss. Causes of fires are also listed, although this information is included in Fire Marshal reports which date from 1904 to 1931. Fire Alarm Superintendent reports are also included with many early Fire Department annual reports. In the 1920s, the reports discuss administrative changes, such...
Dates: 1895-2024

Fire Marshal's Monthly Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-B3
Abstract

Monthly reports of the Seattle Fire Marshall, 1901-1961; reports include statistics on monetary losses, types of alarms, numbers and causes of fires, and inspection records.

Dates: 1901-1961

City Clerk General Files

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1802-04
Abstract

Official filings with the Seattle City Clerk including petitions, claims, reports, contracts, bids, and other documents relating to the early years of Seattle's municipal government, 1874-1905.

Dates: 1874-1905

Marine Fire Protection Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 2801-14
Abstract

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

Dates: 1972-1980

Building Code Revision Records

 Series
Identifier: 2810-07
Abstract

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

Dates: 1977-1983

Seattle Fire Department Moving Images

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2801-11
Abstract

Moving images, primarily 16 mm, created by or for the Seattle Fire Department and ranging from PSAs to training drills.

Dates: 1940-1988; 1960-1988

Fire Department Public Education and Fire Safety Records

 Series
Identifier: 2810-06
Abstract

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

Dates: 1980-1995

Fire Code Violation Cards

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2810-09
Abstract

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

Dates: 1919-1968

Fire Marshal Subject Files

 Series — Box 9
Identifier: 2810-08
Abstract

Records from the Office of the Fire Marshal.

Dates: 1951-1993; 1964-1979