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San Francisco fire chief outlines roughly $500 million departmental budget, new EMS chief post and hiring plans
Summary
Fire Chief Janine Nicholson told the Fire Commission the department’s budget is approaching $500 million, includes structural fixes for overtime and premiums, funds two new academies per year, and creates a new Chief of EMS and Community Paramedicine post that Chief Tong will fill.
San Francisco — At its July 27 meeting, the San Francisco Fire Commission heard a department report from Chief of Department Janine Nicholson laying out staffing, operational and budget changes for the coming fiscal period. Nicholson said the city budget was signed by Mayor London Breed, and that the fire department’s portion now approaches a baseline of roughly $500 million with structural corrections for overtime and premium pay.
Nicholson told commissioners the department’s recent budget adjustments included about $20,000,000 to address overtime and premium pay liabilities and that equipment funding includes roughly $3,500,000 for this year and another $3,500,000 next year. Nicholson…
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