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San Francisco fire chief warns of fleet and station risks, shares civil grand jury report findings
Summary
Fire Chief Janine Nicholson told the Fire Commission the department is relying on a City EMT hiring pipeline but still faces significant apparatus and station capital risks; she said she will share the civil grand jury report "Building San Francisco" with commissioners and noted Public Works and City Hall were asked to respond.
At the June 26 San Francisco Fire Commission meeting, Fire Chief Janine Nicholson said the department is drawing recruits from the City EMT pipeline but remains concerned about aging apparatus and station capital needs.
"They have graduated 100 people from their classes. And we have hired 25 of them. So we are hiring 1 in 4 people from City EMT," Nicholson said, describing the pipeline as productive while noting not all EMTs complete academy training. Nicholson also said the 130th Firefighter Academy began this week with 54 recruits.
Nicholson reviewed recent…
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