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Budget analysts flag SFFD testing, recruitment and EMS staffing issues; DHR and Fire Department outline fixes
Summary
A Budget & Legislative Analyst audit identified unclear recruitment responsibilities, testing‑process weaknesses, succession gaps and a 90% increase in overtime; DHR defended the department’s diversity record and announced a move to continuous testing while SFFD described recent recruit classes and warned remedies will require budget changes.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee heard a detailed Budget & Legislative Analyst audit on the San Francisco Fire Department’s recruitment, hiring, promotion and overtime practices and pressed the Department of Human Resources and the Fire Department for concrete next steps.
Amanda Guma, the audit project manager, told the committee the review — requested by the Board of Supervisors and released Jan. 13 — includes six findings and 19 recommendations. The analysts found weaknesses in public documentation (they recommended transcribing and posting Fire Commission minutes), unclear recruitment responsibility since testing moved to DHR, and promotional‑test practices that limit pretest validation. The audit cited a sharp rise in overtime use — an increase of about $19 million, roughly 90% since fiscal year 2009–10 — and recommended…
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