Fire Codes

Building Department Annual Reports

Series

Identifier: 1802-F4

Abstract

Annual reports of the Building Department, 1894 to 1977. The 1894-1895 reports are from the Dept. of Buildings, Bridges, and Wharves. Records include information on building construction and inspection, safety issues, and economic issues. Also included is information on permits, revenues, and buildings erected.

Dates: 1894-1979

Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Building Inspections Log Book

Series — Box 1

Identifier: 2810-03

Scope and Contents note For dates 1901 - April 1906, this volume is a chronological record of building inspections performed by the fire department. Includes address and owner of building, which ordinance was violated and how, reported by whom, what type of notification was given, how much time was allowed to comply, and results. Inspections that resulted in no violations are also recorded. Also includes monthly tallies and yearly summaries. The types of violations include defective chimneys, fire escape...

Dates: 1901-1910

Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Code Collection

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1801-88

Scope and Contents note

Collection of various City codes filed with the City Clerk. Includes building, plumbing, electrical, fire, zoning, boiler, flammable liquid, and mechanical codes, among others. Also includes standard specifications and the 1936 compilation of general ordinances.

Dates: 1901-1991

Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Law Department Correspondence (Series II)

Series

Identifier: 4401-02

Scope and Contents note

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

Dates: 1939-1977

Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

E. A. Coffin, Appellant, vs. James E. Blackwell, as Superintendent of Buildings of the City of Seattle, Washington, Harry W. Bringhurst, as Fire Marshal of said City of Seattle, and F. L. Stetson, as Chief of the Fire Department of said City of Seattle, Respondents., 1921

File — Box 42, Folder: 3

Dates: 1921

Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives / Supreme Court Briefs

Fire Department Central Files

Series

Identifier: 2801-03

Scope and Contents note Central file maintained by Fire Department administration. Combined with other record series from the department, the records present a very complete history of the Department, including changing technology and its local and national context. The change from horse-driven wagons to motorized vehicles is documented as well as the Departments’ participation in the Puget Sound Urban Search and Rescue group which traveled throughout the country in the 1990s to assist with various disasters. The...

Dates: 1890-2003

Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Fire Prevention Code Advisory Board Minutes

Series — Box 1

Identifier: 1802-M8

Scope and Contents note Resolution 17432 established the Fire Prevention Code Advisory Board in 1957. Its 15 members were chosen from groups including the American Institute of Architects, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, the Washington Natural Gas Association, and city agencies such as the Building Department and Fire Department. The Board was initially asked to recommend updates to the city's 1930 Fire and Explosion Hazard Ordinance. Over the years, it continued to study fire-prevention issues and make...

Dates: 1957-1966

Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives