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SFFD says storms knocked out power, felled hundreds of trees and produced two fatalities; 911 experienced delays
Summary
San Francisco Fire Department leaders told the Fire Commission that a recent storm produced winds up to 80 mph, more than 700 tree-down reports, a San Francisco General Hospital outage that limited noncritical services, two storm-related fatalities and a peak six-minute delay on 911 calls.
Chief of Department Janine Nicholson told the San Francisco Fire Commission on March 22 that a major storm produced widespread impacts across the city, including multiple fatalities and system strain.
"We got data sighting up to 80 miles an hour at Pier 1 yesterday," Chief Janine Nicholson said, summarizing wind readings and citywide damage. She told commissioners the department received roughly 730 calls and the Department of Emergency Management logged over 900 calls related…
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