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San Francisco Fire Department reports 12,700 April calls, highlights multi-alarm responses and buprenorphine pilot
Summary
Deputy Chief Robert Postel told the Fire Commission the department handled about 12,700 calls in April, including 22 working fires and three greater alarms; the department's fireboat Saint Francis conducted a 26-hour mutual-aid deployment, and Chief Simon Peng said the department is piloting community-paramedic administration of buprenorphine.
Deputy Chief Robert Postel told the San Francisco Fire Commission the department recorded roughly 12,700 calls for service in April, including 22 working fires and three greater-alarm incidents. Postel described three notable incidents: a second-alarm apartment fire on Upper Terrace with wind-driven conditions, a multi-structure Noe Valley fire that complicated laddering and required aerial operations, and a commercial/attic fire in West Portal that prompted a precautionary third alarm.
Postel praised incident commanders and crews for coordinating hose lines, ventilation and aerial operations that confined fires to the initially involved structures and…
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