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Grand Jury Warns of EMS Gaps; Fire Chief Says Recent Hires, New Ambulances and Training Plans Are Improving Response
Summary
The civil grand jury found slow ambulance response times in parts of the city and urged steps to preserve or replace the Treasure Island fire training facility. Fire Chief Joanne Hayes White described added staffing, new ambulances, improved response metrics and plans for a new EMS training facility tied to a proposed bond.
Jack Toomey, presenting for the 2014–15 civil grand jury, told the Government and Oversight Committee the jury’s investigation of the San Francisco Fire Department focused on emergency‑medical‑services response and the status of the Treasure Island training facility. Toomey said the jury found “a awful lack of strategic planning at SFFD,” pointed to slow ambulance response times in western and southern neighborhoods, reliance on some ambulances older than 10 years, and recommended returning ambulances in affected areas to static allocation.
Fire Chief Joanne Hayes White told the committee the department has taken several steps since the grand jury’s investigation.…
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