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San Francisco Fire Department details two greater‑alarm fires, mutual‑aid lessons and new DISCA radio interoperability
Summary
Deputy Chief Darius Luthrop told the Fire Commission the department handled two recent greater‑alarm events (Mission Street and a Bayshore incident that crossed into Daly City), described coordination challenges across jurisdictional boundaries and highlighted a new military‑to‑municipal radio patching capability used during Fleet Week.
Deputy Chief Darius Luthrop told the San Francisco Fire Commission that September’s overall call volume was near last month’s level but highlighted two complex incidents that required expanded coordination.
Luthrop described a greater‑alarm residential fire at 2975 Mission Street that resulted in one injury and required a second alarm response. He said firefighters encountered heavy exterior fire and hoarding conditions inside exposed buildings, and that crews shifted tactics after confirming the building addresses. Assistant Chief Patrick Rabbit, who led the incident, later told commissioners he prepared a collaborative, chronological incident narrative following an on‑scene after‑action review.
Luthrop also reviewed a second greater‑alarm at the Bayshore area reported to multiple box…
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