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San Francisco fire chief announces spring retirement as commission advances training‑facility planning
Summary
Chief Joanne Hayes White told the Fire Commission she plans to retire in the spring and outlined staffing, training and facilities work including a proposed property swap with PG&E for a new training site and a consultant estimate of roughly $110 million for construction (land excluded).
Joanne Hayes White, chief of the San Francisco Fire Department, announced at the Oct. 24 Fire Commission meeting that she intends to retire in the spring and outlined department operations and capital priorities, including training, recruitment and recent emergency responses.
The chief told commissioners the department has completed fiscal‑year closeout work and expects budget instructions within about a month. She described an ongoing officers’ academy for recent promotees, the taping of training modules for later review, and an incoming H3 Level 1 EMT class of 24 trainees with a graduation anticipated Nov. 30.
Hayes White and staff described active planning for a permanent training facility. The proposal discussed at the meeting…
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