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Fire Department says Super Bowl 50 operations were busy but safe; full cost accounting and after-action report pending
Summary
Assistant Deputy Chief Shane Francisco told the Fire Commission that Super Bowl 50 required nine days of operations across multiple venues, produced 173 FD responses, 1,074 Kaiser first-aid station visits, and produced 29 radiological detections in San Francisco (mostly medical isotopes). The department estimated overtime costs at roughly $250,000 and said a final accounting may be nearer $500,000.
Assistant Deputy Chief Shane Francisco briefed the San Francisco Fire Commission on Feb. 24 about the departments role supporting Super Bowl 50 activities across multiple venues and nine days of operations.
Francisco said the department staffed two event command posts and the City Emergency Operations Center, assigned multiple EMS and fire assets to venues (foot teams, gators, mini-pumpers and ambulances), and coordinated with local and federal partners. He enumerated response totals: 71 responses at the NFL Experience, 102 responses at Super Bowl City, for a combined FD response count of 173 over the period. Kaiser-operated first-aid stations at event sites recorded 1,074 patient visits (largely non-critical), which staff said helped limit 9-1-1 transports.
The ADC described a multiagency hazardous-materials and radiological detection effort that recorded 29 radiological "hits" in San Francisco and 43 in the Bay Area during the nine days. Francisco and staff told commissioners that most detections proved to be medical isotopes (tracers), identified by isotope-analysis teams and subsequently cleared.
Francisco said the department handled one building fire (a kitchen grease fire) at Market Street and described tactics used to reopen and maintain fire lanes in dense crowds, including deploying a mini pumper and barricade truck.
Commissioners asked about cost. Francisco said overtime accounting was still underway and gave an early estimate in the neighborhood of $250,000 for FD overtime; Chief Hayes White said the mayors office had suggested a larger estimated total closer to $500,000 and that a formal after-action and final cost report are forthcoming.
The commission did not vote on any items related to the report; members commended department personnel and asked staff to provide the formal after-action report and complete financial accounting to the commission when available.
The department noted that some event metrics (tax revenue, hotel occupancy) were not yet released and would be included in the citys forthcoming after-action materials.
