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Fire chief says unannounced concrete barricades on Cap Street risk response times; department coordinating with SFPD and MTA
Summary
Chief Janine Nicholson told the Fire Commission that concrete barricades placed on Cap Street without prior notice could hinder firefighter and EMS response; the department said it is pushing the MTA to shorten an expected six-week timeline and is seeking police coordination and supervisor engagement.
San Francisco Fire Department Chief Janine Nicholson told the Fire Commission on Feb. 8 that concrete barricades put in place on Cap Street over the weekend were installed without prior notification to the department and that the agency only learned of the change after the barriers were already in place. "I was not notified until it actually happened," Nicholson said, describing multiple phone calls she made to express the…
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