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Fire Department reports surge in calls, second‑alarm Outer Sunset fire and equipment deliveries; training center work set to begin
Summary
Deputy Chief Patrick Rabbit and others reported a two‑year rise in calls for service, a second‑alarm residential fire in the Outer Sunset with two civilians transported, new hose tenders being accepted, DPW cost estimates for four station rebuilds due Sept. 19 and training center construction starting mid‑November 2025.
Deputy Chief Patrick Rabbit and Deputy Chief Patrick Rabbit's August operations report to the San Francisco Fire Commission on Sept. 10 outlined a sustained increase in calls for service and several operational developments.
Rabbit said the department has logged 7,728 more calls for service for the two‑year span cited (Aug. 31, 2023–Aug. 31, 2025). He reported an unusual month‑to‑month increase in building alarm activations (an increase of 78 calls for the month reported in the packet) and noted that outside fires remain challenging because of wind, topography and access issues.
Rabbit described a working second‑alarm…
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