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San Francisco fire chief names new deputies, details department response to California wildfires

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Chief Dean Crispin announced two new deputy chiefs, described staffing and training activity and outlined San Francisco Fire Department deployments to recent California wildfires, saying 41 personnel were sent to assist on two incidents.

Chief of Department Dean Crispin told the San Francisco Fire Commission on Jan. 22 that he has named Patrick Rabot deputy chief of operations and Sayumi Brandon deputy chief of administration, effective Jan. 21.

Crispin also summarized the department’s recent activity since the Jan. 8 meeting, including public-safety outreach, recruit training and mutual-aid deployments to Southern California wildfires. “On January 8, we received the call for assistance,” Crispin said, and the department sent two Type 1 strike teams — five Type 1 engines and a strike team leader — to protect…

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