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Commissioners press SFFD on aging firehouses and Station 7 funding

San Francisco Fire Commission · September 25, 2024
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Summary

Multiple commissioners raised persistent maintenance problems at older fire stations, questioned where funding will come from to rebuild Station 7 and asked for more departmental planning; Chief Mullins and staff said capital planning is ongoing and the department reserves funds for catastrophic repairs.

Commissioners used the Sept. 25 meeting to press department leaders about long-standing facility needs, particularly the condition of Station 7 and recurring boiler and heating failures across older stations.

Commissioner Catherine Feinstein highlighted repeated questions about Station 7 and asked whether there were alternatives to waiting for a 2028 bond. "You can't…

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