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Fire commissioners flag slow-street barriers and speed humps after Page Street delay
Summary
San Francisco Fire Commission members raised concerns that slow-street barricades and speed humps are slowing apparatus and may be damaging vehicles, citing a July 10 Page Street incident and an uptick in broken leaf springs; staff said they will gather data and coordinate with MTA and DPW.
San Francisco’s Fire Commission pressed department leaders on July 14 about growing evidence that slow-street barriers and traffic-calming features are delaying emergency response and damaging apparatus.
President Tessa Feinstein read a Nextdoor account of a July 10 Page Street response in which a large engine could not turn onto the block because of a slow-street barricade and crews had to back and guide the vehicle into position. "One large truck came from Masonic and pulled up in front of the burning house. Another truck came down Central, but…
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