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SFFD reports 41 active members non‑compliant with vaccine deadline; staff detail limits to prescribing buprenorphine in field
Summary
Chief Janine Nicholson reported roughly 41 active department members non‑compliant with the vaccine deadline and outlined administrative steps for noncompliance. Deputies described street overdose and wellness response staffing limits and explained why immediate buprenorphine induction is limited under current protocols.
San Francisco Fire Department leadership told the Fire Commission that the department continues to manage COVID‑related staffing and to implement new street‑response programs, but that operational and regulatory constraints limit some immediate clinical interventions after overdose reversals.
Chief of Department Janine Nicholson said the department has seen a decline in overall COVID cases but that as of the meeting about 15 members were out with COVID and "approximately 41 members that are non compliant" with the department’s vaccination requirement. She described a process in which noncompliant members will be invited to…
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