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Fire chief warns wooden encampment structures are a major fire risk; department outlines staffing and training updates
Summary
Chief Joanne Hayes White reported a recent firefighter death, upcoming academy graduations and promotions, and told commissioners SFFD joined the Encampment Resolution Team to address unsafe wooden encampment structures, calling them "an accident waiting to happen."
Chief Joanne Hayes White opened the department—s report at the Aug. 23 Fire Commission meeting by announcing the death of active member Perry Choi, who suffered a stroke and died after a period of declining health; she asked the commission to hold his family in their thoughts.
In operational updates, Chief Hayes White said Academy 120 is in its final weeks with a graduation scheduled Sept. 8 at Treasure Island and that the department expects…
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