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San Francisco Fire Department highlights new hose tenders, storm surge response and public‑education push on lithium‑ion batteries
Summary
Fire chiefs told the San Francisco Fire Commission that a new mobile hose tender demonstrated at Twin Peaks Reservoir can deliver thousands of gallons per minute, staff handled a 02/04 storm surge of hundreds of calls, and the department is rolling out a lithium‑ion battery safety campaign tied to a proposed ordinance.
San Francisco — At its March meeting the San Francisco Fire Commission heard detailed operational reports from department leadership about equipment demonstrations, a recent storm surge of emergency calls and new public‑education efforts tied to a proposed fire‑marshal ordinance.
Deputy Chief Darius Letthrop described a hose‑tender demonstration at Twin Peaks Reservoir on Feb. 29, calling the apparatus “a quite substantial pumper and the ability to move water.” He gave capacity figures: “It has the ability to draw in the range of 8,000 gallons a minute” and “It can push about 5,000 gallons a minute,” and noted a portable submersible pump that “will pump 3,000 gallons all by itself.” Letthrop said the department plans to quarter the first three units at Station 18 (Sunset), Station 22 (border of Sunset/Richmond) and Station 17 (Bayview‑Hunters Point)…
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