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SFFD and SFPUC outline potable emergency firefighting water system for west side
Summary
Captain James McGuigan briefed the commission on a phased potable emergency firefighting water system (EFWS) sourced from Lake Merced to improve west-side firefighting resiliency, and reviewed existing backup sources including the high-pressure emergency system, cisterns and saltwater pump stations.
Captain James McGuigan presented a technical briefing on water-supply systems and the department's coordination with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC).
McGuigan summarized San Francisco's multiple layers of fire-protection water sources: roughly 8,500 domestic hydrants; a high-pressure emergency firefighting water system (formerly AWSS) with about 135 miles of resilient pipe and 1,500…
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