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SFFD reports COVID staffing impacts and outlines $2 million critical response pilot amid deep citywide shortfall
Summary
Fire Chief Janine Nicholson told the San Francisco Fire Commission that the department had 15 COVID-positive members (5 quarantined, 2 hospitalized) and highlighted a proposed $2 million mayoral allocation for a behavioral health street crisis response pilot while outlining concerns as the city faces a two-year ~$1.6 billion budget deficit.
San Francisco Fire Chief Janine Nicholson reported to the Fire Commission on Aug. 12 that 15 members of the department have tested positive for COVID-19, five were in quarantine as possible exposures and two had been hospitalized and released. Nicholson said the department has largely avoided widespread staff shortages but emphasized continued precautions and testing.
Nicholson detailed efforts to support members and operations during the pandemic: interim chaplaincy coverage, continued station visits with COVID-safe practices, and participation in a UCSF antibody study that tested roughly 1,400 members and found three positive…
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