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Debate over Station 49 supervision model: department seeks 12‑hour officers, unions resist changing 24‑hour shifts
Summary
SFFD staff recommended moving Station 49 supervisors from 24‑hour to 12‑hour shifts and requested more supervisory positions to address administrative workload, narcotics tracking and fleet logistics; union leaders argued the problem is staffing levels and rotating assignments, not shift length.
Deputy Chief Gonzales and EMS staff told the Fire Commission March 9 that Station 49’s supervisory model is strained by growth in personnel and ambulances, complex administrative duties and new narcotics accounting requirements.
Acting Section Chief Tony Moy described daily Station 49 responsibilities — managing employees, fleet maintenance, scheduling, controlled‑substance accountability and logistics — and said “having one person assigned to handle all these functions for a 24‑hour period leads to things falling through the cracks.” ADC Jeff Myers and other chiefs described an expanded workload with…
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