SFFD chief details Super Bowl response, recent major fires and a new hoarding task force
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Chief Dean Crispin told the Fire Commission about Super Bowl preparedness, multiple recent fires including a fatal shooting response and repeated hoarding fires, academy updates, and a new hoarding task force to address dangerous hoarding conditions.
Chief of Department Dean Crispin gave a broad operational update at the Feb. 11 Fire Commission meeting, outlining recent major incidents, training progress and planned departmental initiatives.
Crispin listed notable incidents since the last meeting, including a tragic triple shooting on Jan. 30 in which three children were shot and one child died; a second-alarm house fire in the Bayview on Jan. 25 that involved void-space spread; a complex warehouse-adjacent fire on Jan. 29 at 241 Ingalls Street; and a pier fire at Pier 28 during Super Bowl events. "We had a tragic triple shooting in San Francisco on 01/30/2026 at 05:13PM ... 3 children were shot, and 1 of them passed," Crispin said, and he praised department members for their response and patient care.
Crispin also described increased operational activity tied to Super Bowl 60, tabletop drills for complex incidents and the department's coordination with other agencies. He noted increased frequency of hoarding-related fires and severe injuries, and said Chief Law is leading a hoarding task force with multiple agencies to improve documentation, prevention and coordinated response.
Training and staffing: Crispin reported the 137th academy class is in week three (down to 50 students after one injury), the department is selecting applicants for an August academy (budgeted for 54 positions) and is conducting promotional exams and EMT/paramedic backfill classes beginning March 30.
Other updates included a SAMHSA grant to fund an overdose response coordinator, work on a fire code and sprinkler ordinance to be heard by the Land Use Committee on Feb. 23, and ongoing efforts to integrate EMS and suppression training into a daily drill schedule.
Next steps: Crispin said staff are available to answer commissioner questions and will continue to coordinate with other agencies on the hoarding task force and sprinkler-ordinance advisory work.