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Fire Chief reports third-alarm fire and department pilots quick-response and EMS6 programs
Summary
Deputy Chief Mark Gonzales reported a third-alarm fire with one civilian fatality that remains under investigation and updated commissioners on budget timetables, training classes and pilot quick-response vehicles (QRV) and an EMS6 frequent-caller initiative showing early reductions in repeat calls.
The San Francisco Fire Department told the Fire Commission on May 9 that it is continuing to balance staffing, training and new response models while investigating a serious residential fire that prompted a third alarm and one civilian fatality.
Deputy Chief Mark Gonzales briefed commissioners on operations and incidents since the April 25 meeting. Gonzales said a third'alarm fire on April 21, at a multi-story building, resulted in two injuries and one civilian fatality; "The cause of this fire still remains under investigation," he said. Initial reports described intense heat and smoke that…
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