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Board moves forward on new SFFD training campus at 1236 Carroll Avenue; street vacations and zoning changes pass first reading
Summary
The board heard presentations from the San Francisco Fire Department and Public Works about a consolidated Division of Training at 1236 Carroll Avenue, approved the street vacations and planning-code map amendments on first reading and highlighted community outreach and utility easements.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors advanced legislation on Jan. 6 to create a consolidated San Francisco Fire Department Division of Training at 1236 Carroll Avenue, approving street vacations and planning-code map amendments on first reading and laying out next steps for easements, utility coordination and construction planning.
Assistant Deputy Chief Garrett Miller and Scott Moran of Public Works presented the project to the board, describing an approximately eight-acre campus in the Bayview that would consolidate two existing training facilities (one on Treasure Island and one at 19th & Folsom) into a single site with an administration building, classrooms and training structures, including an 84-foot simulated tower and a communications tower used for rescue scenarios.
The legislation has two components: street vacations of portions of Bancroft Avenue, Hawes Street and Griffith Street to enable the site plan, and planning-code map amendments changing the site from PDR-2 (production, distribution and repair) to P (public) and increasing a bulk/height district designation from 40 to 90 to accommodate tall training structures. Public Works noted the site comprises 26 parcels and three paper streets, includes significant utilities (PUC sewer mains and PG&E overhead lines) and that memoranda of understanding and easement language have been included to address those constraints.
Community outreach and approvals: Public Works said the Bayview Citizens Advisory Committee voted unanimously in August to recommend approval; the planning commission and Land Use and Transportation Committee previously recommended the planning-code amendments. Presenters said adjacent landowners including California State Parks and a Prologis site provided letters of support, and the project team emphasized locating tall training towers away from residences.
What the board did: The board took items 10 and 11 "same house, same call" and passed the ordinances on first reading without recorded objection at the Jan. 6 meeting. Public comment on items 9–11 was closed with no members of the public speaking on those items during the designated period.
Why it matters: City officials said the consolidated training campus will replace antiquated training facilities, provide modern live-fire and rescue simulation space, and support workforce development for SFFD. The legislation clears municipal land-use and easement hurdles necessary for project development, though subsequent environmental and construction approvals will follow normal procedural steps.
Next steps: With first-reading approval recorded, the legislation will proceed through the required later readings and implementation steps (utilities coordination, interdepartmental transfer of property and authorizations for official acts). The record shows outreach and MOU steps already in place for sewer and PG&E easement issues.
Ending: The board advanced the project on first reading and staff signaled continued coordination with the Planning Department, Public Utilities Commission and property stakeholders as the project moves toward later hearings and implementation.
