San Francisco Fire Department outlines staffing, training and facility needs; approves minutes

The San Francisco Fire Commission heard a broad operational update from Chief of Department Dean Crispin on April 9, 2025, covering recruit selection and training, recent disaster exercises, capital-planning needs for aging stations, and community outreach. The commission also approved minutes from its March 26 regular meeting.

Chief Crispin opened his report by honoring “firefighter Tila Fuego Teape the third, who passed away on 04/04/2025,” and described Teape as a seven‑year member assigned to Station 3. He said department leadership is selecting the next recruit academy class (referred to as the “130 fifth probationary class”), and described recent boot camps and management training intended to improve consistency across ranks: “During this boot camp ... they are evaluated on not only their individual performance, but also on their ability to work ... within a team.”

The chief described a March 31 large‑scale earthquake exercise that focused on water supply and multi‑fire scenarios and credited staff for bringing training down into divisional branches. He noted the department’s work with Public Works and Parks and Recreation on access to the…