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San Francisco Fire Department tells commission storms doubled workloads; city seeks budget reductions
Summary
Fire Department leaders told the Fire Commission that heavy storms and a spike in false alarms strained resources—one night reached about 800 calls—and that planned city budget cuts of 5% and 8% over two years will pressure staffing and frontline services.
San Francisco — Fire Department leaders told the Fire Commission on Jan. 11 that a series of heavy storms late in December and on New Year’s Eve created an unprecedented surge in calls and stretched department resources, and they warned that mandatory mayoral budget reductions will make it harder to sustain frontline staffing.
Chief Janine Nicholson opened the meeting’s departmental report by praising firefighters and command staff for handling widespread flooding, downed trees and downed wires during recent storms, saying “our folks have just stood up and gotten the job done.” Deputy Chief of Operations Bob Postel quantified the pressure: on the worst night the department handled…
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