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New SFFD command staff named; department details mutual‑aid deployments to California wildfires
Summary
Chief Dean Crispin announced two new deputy chiefs and reported San Francisco firefighters were deployed to recent Southern California wildfires, sending engines and strike teams and noting some members had family affected by the fires.
Chief of Department Dean Crispin used his Jan. 22 report to introduce newly appointed command staff and to update the commission on mutual‑aid deployments to California wildfires.
Crispin announced two command appointments effective the day before the meeting: Patrick Rabot as deputy chief of operations and Sayumi Brandon as deputy chief of administration. He also publicly thanked departing command staff Charles Latrobe and Shane Kailoa (spelled in the transcript as Latripp/Latrobe and Kailoa) and noted Chief Sandy Tong's long service.
On mutual aid, Crispin said SFFD responded to requests for assistance on Jan. 8 by sending two type‑1 strike teams composed of five type‑1 engines and a strike‑team leader for structure protection at the Palisades Fire. The department also sent a type‑6 strike team of three type‑6 engines to Eaton (an urban‑wildland interface assignment) and said a task force of approximately 10 members affiliated with a task force based out of Menlo Park demobilized and were returning the day of the meeting. He acknowledged two local lieutenants — Lieutenant Corey Grant and Lieutenant Jaime Lopez — who volunteered to assist family members who lost homes and to provide mutual‑aid support.
Crispin described the types of apparatus: type‑1 engines as frontline structure engines and type‑6 as more maneuverable units used in wildland interface operations. He told commissioners the strike teams had a structure‑protection assignment and that some SFFD crews have demobilized and returned to the city.
Commissioners asked for numbers and additional situational awareness; Chief Crispin said he would provide follow‑ups as deployments evolved. The chief also listed recent department participation in local events and trainings (water‑supply demonstration aboard a fireboat at Pier 22½, marches and labor‑management meetings) and acknowledged staff who attended several inauguration and swearing‑in events.
No formal commission action was required on the mutual‑aid report; commissioners expressed appreciation for the deployments and for recognition of members affected by the fires.
