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Fire commissioners press SFFD on slow‑streets and TASC process after response‑time variability
Summary
Commissioners pressed chiefs about whether slow‑street traffic calming (Page Street among others) is increasing emergency response times; Fire Marshal Ken Coughlin and Chief Janine Nicholson described TASC as an interagency, SFMTA‑chaired committee and said SFMTA has extended pilot measures through year‑end while agencies monitor response times.
Commissioner Ken Cleveland asked the Fire Commission whether the department has a formal position on slow‑street measures such as Page Street and how those measures affect response times. Chief Janine Nicholson said the department is reviewing response‑time data across the city and has seen variability over the past three years. "I'm concerned about the response times," Nicholson said, and she described ongoing conversations with…
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