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San Francisco Fire Department presents $569M base budget as city faces nearly $1B shortfall
Summary
At a Jan. 28, 2026 special meeting, Deputy Director Mark Corso told the Fire Commission the department’s base operating budget is roughly $569 million with about $389 million in general‑fund support; he warned that a citywide structural shortfall approaching $1 billion will shape departmental reductions and revenue efforts.
At a Jan. 28, 2026 special meeting of the San Francisco Fire Commission, Deputy Director of Finance and Planning Mark Corso outlined the San Francisco Fire Department’s proposed operating budget for FY2026–27 and FY2027–28 and framed it against a multi‑year city fiscal shortfall.
Corso said the department’s base operating budget for the upcoming year is “approximately $569,000,000,” an increase of about $13 million from the prior year driven largely by salary and benefit rises. He said roughly $389,000,000 of that total is expected to come from the city’s general fund.
Why it matters: citywide fiscal estimates cited by Corso show a structural deficit approaching $1 billion over two years — “about $296,000,000” in the near term and “$640,000,000” in the second year — which will force Mayoral and departmental decisions on reductions and…
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