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San Francisco fire chief names new deputies, details department response to California wildfires
Summary
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 structures at the Palisades fire. The department also deployed a Type 6 strike team of three Type 6 apparatus to the Eaton fire and sent 10 members on a task force (three out of Menlo Park) that demobilized earlier in the day.
Crispin told commissioners the department sent 41 personnel in total to assist in Los Angeles County incidents and that two San Francisco firefighters had family members who lost houses; two members, Lieutenant Corey Grant and Lieutenant Jaime Lopez, were acknowledged for volunteer efforts supporting colleagues.
The chief provided other operational updates: the department began its 135th recruit academy with 54 probationary members; staff toured the Treasure Island Training Facility; and command staff participated in interagency events including an MLK march and budget meetings. Crispin also thanked departing command staff members Darius Littrop and Shane Kailoa and recognized Chief Sandy Tong for more than 30 years of service.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about the mutual-aid deployments and staffing; Crispin and staff answered questions about redeployments to new fires such as the Hughes fire near Lake Hughes (reported at 5,000 acres that afternoon) and said the department would continue to monitor conditions and redeploy as needed.
Crispin’s report included a brief description of the department’s recent community outreach and training — water supply demonstration aboard fireboat Station 35, recruitment outreach with affinity groups, and a recent “tri-annual” station inspection program — and a description of two new deputy chiefs’ transition work with the commission.
The chief’s report concluded with acknowledgement of the members who assisted in mutual aid and a summary of academy and training work underway.
