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Fire commission lauds budget wins; city funding restores Battalion 5 and boosts youth training as EMS response improves
Summary
San Francisco Fire Department leaders told the Fire Commission the department avoided deletions in this year’s budget, won an add‑back to restore Battalion 5 (half‑year funding) and received $125,000 for a youth firefighter academy; staff also reported EMS 90th‑percentile response times under 10 minutes.
Mark Corso, Planning and Finance director, told the Fire Commission that after negotiations with the Board’s budget analyst the department secured an overall budget that preserves fleet and program funding and avoids position deletions. "The agreement, ended up the end result was approximately a $590,000 reduction in the first year," Corso said, noting the cut is chiefly attrition and fringe savings and can be absorbed without halting projects.
The department won add‑backs…
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