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Fire Commission approves letter to Supervisor Safai supporting Elisa Ann Rusch Burn Foundation
Summary
The commission approved a letter from President Ken Cleveland to Supervisor Safai urging funding for the Elisa Ann Rusch Burn Foundation and the Firefighters and Safety Education program; the motion to send the letter passed unanimously.
The San Francisco Fire Commission unanimously approved a letter at its Oct. 25 meeting urging Supervisor Safai to support the Elisa Ann Rusch Burn Foundation and the departments Firefighters and Safety Education (FIFE) program.
President Ken Cleveland read the letter into the record, saying the foundation and the FIFE program provide "invaluable resources educating children in fire safety and burn prevention" within the San Francisco Unified School District. The letter requests funding to help the programs "thrive," noting studies cited in the letter link the program to reduced fire-scene injuries to children.
Commissioner Covington moved to send the letter; the motion was seconded and the commission voted to approve the letter. Commissioners and the chief praised the volunteers who participate in the program and urged continued departmental participation in outreach and school-based education.
The commissions action was procedural and limited to approving the transmittal of the letter; no funding appropriation was made at the meeting and the letter requests Supervisor Safais consideration for future support.
