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SFFD reports steady staffing, training changes and equipment orders; ambulance facility bids due Aug. 8
Summary
Chief Joanne Hayes White told the Fire Commission the fiscal-year close shows no red flags, the department is adjusting academy timing through 2020 and has 73 recent retirements; Deputy Chief Janine Nicholson said bids for the Ambulance Deployment Facility are due Aug. 8 and construction award is expected in fall 2018.
The San Francisco Fire Department reported operational and administrative updates at the July 25 Fire Commission meeting, including academy scheduling, retirements, promotions, station construction timelines and equipment acquisitions.
Chief Joanne Hayes White said the department is closing fiscal year 2018 without red flags and is awaiting formal FY19 budget loading. She summarized the training plan: three academies remain budgeted through 2020 (classes 125, 126 and 127), a deferred class will start in January 2019, and a fall "bump up" academy will advance paramedics and cross-train firefighters. "We don't see any red flags," the chief said about the fiscal-year close.
Hayes White announced workforce changes tied to retirements and promotions: the department recorded about 73 retirements through June 30; leadership changes and acting appointments followed, including…
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