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San Francisco Fire Department highlights vaccinations, PFAS testing and new peer-support dog plan
Summary
At an April 14 Fire Commission meeting, department leaders reported a 72% first-dose vaccination rate among members, previewed a Stanford PFAS study of firefighter exposures and described plans for a peer-support dog and expanded behavioral-health services.
The San Francisco Fire Department told its Fire Commission on April 14 that it is ramping up health, safety and wellness programs for uniformed members, including a continued push on COVID-19 vaccinations, ongoing PFAS testing with Stanford researchers and a plan to add a peer-support dog to respond to critical incidents.
Chief of Department Janine Nicholson told commissioners the department’s “COVID‑19 vaccination rate is going up. It is now at 72 percent for a first vaccination,” and said leadership is pressing the Mayor’s Budget Office to preserve staffing levels. Acting Battalion Chief Natasha Parks and industrial hygienist Tony Boone detailed the…
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