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SFFD reports on multi-alarm Gary/Parker gas fire, Fort Funston cliff rescue and EMS staffing impacts
Summary
At the March 13 meeting the San Francisco Fire Department described a multi-alarm gas-line fire on Gary/Parker that required defensive operations until PG&E shut off gas (about 2.5 hours), a Fort Funston cliff collapse that ended in one fatality, and EMS staffing and transport impacts after the new Cathedral Hill hospital opening.
Deputy Chief Mark Gonzales delivered the operations report for February at the Fire Commission meeting on March 13, detailing several major incidents and ongoing operational concerns.
Gonzales described a third-alarm gas-line fire at 3300 Gary Street (the Gary/Parker incident). Command teams set defensive operations when heavy fire and breached gas lines prevented interior attack; PG&E required an estimated 2.5 hours to isolate the gas with crews protecting exposures and cooling nearby buildings. Gonzales credited responders for containing the fire and noted coordination with PG&E and SFFD…
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