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San Francisco fire department reports rise in working fires; Red Cross and HSA outline sheltering for displaced residents
Summary
Fire officials told the Disaster Council the city saw increases in working fires (242 reported) and described displacement impacts in December; American Red Cross and HSA said 166 people were displaced in December and explained sheltering and ancillary services delivered.
The San Francisco Fire Department briefed the Disaster Council on a heightened winter response and the city's work to help displaced residents. "We had a total of 242 working fires," Chief Hayes White (Speaker 7) reported, saying that figure represented an increase over the prior two years and included several greater‑alarm incidents, including a fifth alarm in late December.
Chief Hayes White said the December fifth‑alarm incident in the Golden Gate/Western Addition area…
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