Fire Alarms
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Fire Department Alarm Response Log
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2804-02
Scope and Contents note
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.
Dates:
1919-1926
Found in:
Seattle Municipal Archives
Fire Department Engine Company Roll Book
Series — Box 1
Identifier: 2802-07
Scope and Contents note
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.
Dates:
1892-1896
Found in:
Seattle Municipal Archives
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 Department Log Books
Series
Identifier: 2802-08
Scope and Contents note
Chronological log (dates and times) of the regular business of the Engine Company. Each volume is exclusive to a particular Engine or Truck Company or Station. Each volume contains differing amounts of detail and differing additional information. All include some kind of personnel information such as shift changes, officers on duty, days off, substitutions, payroll or sick/injured fire fighters. Almost all include some alarm and response information. Other information recorded includes...
Dates:
1905-1955
Found in:
Seattle Municipal Archives
Fire Department Monthly Appropriation Record
Series — Box 1
Identifier: 2811-06
Scope and Contents note
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.
Dates:
1911-1924
Found in:
Seattle Municipal Archives