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Fire chief warns of retirement surge and details storm damage, budget moves
Summary
San Francisco Fire Chief Janine Nicholson reported expanded training, storm‑related station damage and a potential wave of retirements in June, and said the department has applied for FEMA relief even though the city was not yet designated for federal reimbursement.
Chief Janine Nicholson, of the San Francisco Fire Department, told the Fire Commission that her report covered surf rescue training, staffing changes and storm damage across the department.
"We could see 60. We could see 80," Nicholson said when describing possible retirements in June, warning the commission the department has limited capacity to onboard and train large numbers of probationary firefighters at once. She said the department is hiring but constrained…
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