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Fire Department warns 5% citywide cut would materially affect operations; equates to roughly 2.5 engine companies
Summary
Deputy Director Mark Corso told the Fire Commission a city projection shows a $728 million shortfall and requested department reductions (5% year one, 8% year two) would equate to about $6.9 million — roughly 2.5 engine companies for a year or 7.5 12-hour ambulances — and the department said it cannot meet the full target without material operational impacts.
Deputy Director of Finance and Planning Mark Corso presented the San Francisco Fire Department's operating-budget review and warned the commission that city budget instructions asking for a 5% reduction in year one and 8% in year two would be difficult to meet without materially reducing services.
Corso said citywide projections show an approximate $728 million deficit over two years and that, for the Fire Department, a 5% reduction equates to about $6.9 million. "That 6,900,000 is essentially…
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