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Fire Commission approves minutes; chief reports on staffing, training and event planning
Summary
The San Francisco Fire Commission unanimously approved meeting minutes and heard reports from Chief Janine Nicholson and Assistant Deputy Chief Shane Kialoa on staffing, recruitment, training academies, event planning and equipment procurement; officials warned a possible federal shutdown could affect major events.
The San Francisco Fire Commission on Sept. 27 unanimously approved minutes from its Aug. 30 special meeting and its Sept. 13 regular meeting and spent the bulk of its session on department business, including staffing, training and preparations for major city events.
Chief of Department Janine Nicholson told commissioners that plans for APEC and Fleet Week are moving forward but ‘‘what we don’t know is if the government’s gonna shut down’’ and that some federal participants could be affected. She said the department is continuing planning in the meantime. "I know the Secret Service, obviously, will even with a government shutdown keep working," Nicholson said.
Nicholson announced the start of the H3 level 1 EMT academy (academy 24) with 14 candidates and described the…
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