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SFFD reports heavy mutual‑aid season, large PG&E drill and recent CAD outages
Summary
Deputy Chief Darius Letcher told the Fire Commission the department saw increased mutual‑aid deployments and conducted a major PG&E earthquake drill; he also described recent CAD and 911 outages that reduced detail available to crews but not radio dispatch capability.
The San Francisco Fire Department told the Fire Commission it has been busier this season with increased statewide mutual‑aid requests and major joint exercises, even as the department navigates intermittent computer‑aided dispatch (CAD) and 911 outages.
Deputy Chief of Operations Darius Letcher said June showed nearly a 10% uptick in fire reports and described a large brush fire (Wildey and Delta) suppressed without greater-alarm activation. He…
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