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Mayor—s proposed budget boosts SFFD funding for community paramedicine, equipment and training
Summary
Deputy Director Marc Corso told the commission the mayor—s proposed two‑year budget would set the department—s total at about $439 million, fund expanded community paramedicine (more SCRT/EMS teams and new street wellness/opioid teams), add fleet and equipment money and allocate $5.8 million for land for a new training facility.
The Fire Commission heard a detailed presentation on June 9 from Marc Corso, Deputy Director of Finance and Planning, on the mayor—s proposed FY2021–22 and FY2022–23 budget for the San Francisco Fire Department. Corso said improved revenue projections and federal stimulus funding shrank a previously projected two‑year city deficit from roughly $653 million to about $22.9 million, enabling new investments in the department.
Corso said the mayor—s proposal would set the department—s total budget at about $439 million, an increase of roughly 6.5 percent from the current year. Major proposed investments include an expansion of community paramedicine programs — increasing Street Crisis Response Teams (SCRT) toward seven teams per day, ramping a new street wellness response team to five teams, and creating an opioid response team —…
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