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Fire Commission reviews department operating budget as medical calls surge
Summary
Deputy director Mark Corso told the San Francisco Fire Commission the city faces a roughly $260 million shortfall and asked departments for 2.5% reductions per year; commissioners pressed officials on rising medical calls, ambulance replacement costs and the need for grant-writing capacity.
The San Francisco Fire Commission heard detailed budget projections and operational plans at its Jan. 24 meeting as department officials described growing demand for emergency medical services and limited budget flexibility.
Mark Corso, deputy director of finance and planning, told the commission the city is facing an approximate $260,000,000 budget deficit over the next two years and that all departments are being asked to make a 2.5 percent general‑fund reduction in each year. For the fire department, Corso said that reduction equates to roughly $1.5 million per year, or about $3 million cumulatively in the second year. He said the mayor’s office requested “no net new positions.”
Corso outlined the timeline for budget work: department submittals due around Jan. 21, the mayor’s balanced budget is due by charter deadline June 1, and Board of Supervisors hearings occur in…
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