Women Firefighters Project Records 1976-1977

Seattle (Wash.). Civil Service Commission

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In 1975, Seattle mayor Wes Uhlman and the City Council ordered the Seattle Fire Dept. to begin hiring women as firefighters. Seattle Personnel/Civil Service, the Fire Dept., and the International Association of Firefighters began recruiting women and minorities for firefighting work. However, of forty-five women who applied, only nine were able to pass the physical examination, and none of the seven who entered the recruit class completed the program. Physical ability and mechanical ability were...

Doolittle, T. Lee

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Seattle (Wash.). Civil Service Dept.

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Seattle (Wash.). Public Safety Civil Service Commission

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The Civil Service Commission was established in 1896 to oversee the Civil Service Department, which administered the City's personnel system, including the fire and police forces, laborers, inspectors, and clerical, electrical, and library workers. The commissioners classified city services and employees, coordinated and administered physical, medical, and competence examinations, dealt with appointments, promotions, and removals, and conducted investigations in the event of an empl...

Seattle (Wash.). Fire Dept.

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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 Depart...