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San Francisco moves to buy new fireboat with federal grant; committee asks department to report back on vessel fleet plans
Summary
The committee advanced a $7.6M federal port‑security grant and an ~$11.6M construction contract for a new fireboat, while adding a requirement that Fire Department report back after delivery on whether older boats will be decommissioned.
The San Francisco Fire Department asked the Budget & Finance Committee to approve two related items: acceptance of approximately $7.6 million in federal Port Security Grant funding and approval of a contract to purchase a new Type‑2 fireboat at a negotiated not‑to‑exceed amount of roughly $11.6 million. Chief Joanne Hayes‑White and CFO Mark Corso described the operational importance of fireboats (fire suppression, search and rescue, oil‑spill response and auxiliary water supply) and noted the department’s existing vessels are over 60 years old.
The grant…
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