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San Francisco Fire Commission mourns line-of-duty death of Firefighter Jason Cortez; department outlines response
Summary
At a remote Fire Commission meeting, Chief Janine Nicholson announced the line-of-duty death of Firefighter Jason Cortez and described the department's mourning, planned limited services, and ongoing investigation; commissioners asked for regular sharing of completed arson reports and data on encampment fires.
Chief of Department Janine Nicholson opened the commission's remote meeting by announcing the department had “lost, a brother, a member of our fire department, Jason Cortez,” and said the department is in a period of mourning while it makes arrangements for a small, COVID-era vigil and funeral.
Nicholson said the initial investigation indicates the incident was an accident but that ‘‘there's still more, a little more to be done in terms of, investigatory stuff and follow-up.’’ She asked the commission and the public to keep Cortez’s wife Patty,…
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