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Chief reports on call‑volume spike, emergency alerts and ShakeAlert beta
Summary
Chief Joanne Hayes White briefed the commission on Labor Day heat‑wave call-volume spikes, the department’s GAO briefing, the Everbridge alert activation and coordination with DEM on ShakeAlert, and previewed Fleet Week activities and recent academy graduations.
Chief Joanne Hayes White told the commission on Sept. 27 that the department had reported a substantial spike in medical calls over the Labor Day weekend and presented related data to the Board of Supervisors' Government Audit and Oversight Committee. "We had a lot of fire alarm false calls, but, predominantly a huge spike, almost double the volume in our medical calls," Hayes White said.
The chief said the department largely met response goals given the surge but will hold an after‑action…
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