City Employee Salary Records (Seattle Fire Department)

Dear Sam Sam,

Welcome to the City of Seattle Public Records Request Center (PRRC). Your request was received on February 19, 2022 and is appended below.

The reference number for this request is C087512-021922. You will see this number in the title of any communications about this request.

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Request C087512-021922:
" To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Compensation data for all employees of the Fire Department for the most recent year in which complete data are available (preferably 2020).

Specifically, I request that these data include, for each employee: Name, Job Title, Earnings, and date of birth (or age), gender, ethnicity, and hire date.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Sam

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3/1/2022
Dear Sam Sam,
This acknowledges receipt of your public disclosure request C087512-021922 received on February 19, 2022 regarding: Compensation data for all employees of the Fire Department for the most recent year in which complete data are available (preferably 2020).

Specifically, I request that these data include, for each employee: Name, Job Title, Earnings, and date of birth (or age), gender, ethnicity, and hire date.

Pursuant to RCW 42.56.520, this is notification that the Seattle Fire Department has received your public disclosure request. At this time, I anticipate that the requested record(s) will be available on or about March 25, 2022. Please let me know if you have any questions in the interim.
Also, for what it's worth, we do publish most of that information online here: https://data.seattle.gov/widgets/2khk-5ukd. The News Tribune also publishes some useful data: https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/databases/article252005698.html.
Thank you,
Evan Ward
Public Disclosure Officer
Seattle Fire Department

Dear Sam Sam,

Records in response to your public disclosure request C087512-021922 received on February 19, 2022 are now available. The cost for the records is as follows:

Invoice Number: INV22-C087512-1
Total: $1.25

To pay online, please follow these steps:
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* Navigate to the Public Records Request Center.
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* Find this request: C087512-021922.
* Select the 'View Invoices' button.

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* Click on the invoice and then the 'Pay Now' button.
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Dear Sam Sam,

Thank you for your recent payment to the City of Seattle Public Records Request Center on 03/25/2022.
Within one to two business days, you will receive an email from your public disclosure officer indicating your records are available and instructing you on how to retrieve them. Public Disclosure Request Number: C087512-021922 Invoice Number: INV22-C087512-1 Payment Date: 03/25/2022 Invoice Status: Paid

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3/28/2022
Dear Sam Sam,
A spreadsheet of Seattle Fire Department 2020 employee data is now available to download in response to your request C087512-021922 regarding the following:
Compensation data for all employees of the Fire Department for the most recent year in which complete data are available (preferably 2020).

Specifically, I request that these data include, for each employee: Name, Job Title, Earnings, and date of birth (or age), gender, ethnicity, and hire date.
To download your record, please:

* Navigate to the Public Records Request Center.
* Select 'My Records Request Center'.
* Select 'View My Requests'. You may be asked to login.
* Select this request: C087512-021922.
* Select the 'View Files' button.
* You can download records individually or all at the same time by clicking 'Download All'.
* Please save your record as you may only download it from the system three times. If you do not download your record within 30 days of request closure, the link to your record will expire.
Your request is now closed. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Evan Ward
Public Disclosure Officer
Seattle Fire Department

RE: Public Disclosure Request Number - C087512-021922

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