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Fire chief emphasizes aging apparatus, behested payment legislation and responder wellness in May 28 report
Summary
Chief Dean Crispin and administrative staff updated the commission on apparatus replacement needs, pending behested payments legislation, recruitment and new equipment for firefighter cancer‑risk reduction.
Chief Dean Crispin, chief of department for the San Francisco Fire Department, opened his May 28 report by honoring Captain Giulio DeLuqui, who died May 22 after an 18‑month battle with pancreatic cancer. Crispin asked for a moment of silence and provided updates on department operations, staffing and legislative priorities.
Crispin told the commission that the department remains focused on three priorities: "staffing, apparatus, and facilities." He said aging apparatus — which he and public commenters said often exceed their 15‑year useful life — are increasingly expensive to maintain and risk operational reliability.
Public comment preceded the report. Gladys Wong, who identified herself as a resident, asked the commission to support no‑parking restrictions on Lucky Street to improve emergency access, saying the lack of clearance is "a detriment" and urging a "letter for no, lucky, no…
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