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December 4, 2015
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 3 HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING APARTMENT FIRE IN SAN FRANCISCO'S MARINA DISTRICT
Three people suffered smoke inhalation and two apartment buildings were damaged Thursday morning during a two-alarm fire in San Francisco's Marina District, according to fire officials. The fire was reported at 6:53 a.m. at a three-story building on Lombard Street near Divisadero Street, according to fire officials.
KIDS LINE UP FOR TOYS, SANTA CLAUS IN SAN FRANCISCO
About 1,200 children lined up in San Francisco to get a new toy in an annual event from firefighters, the mayor, and Santa Claus. The San Francisco Firefighters Toy Program, founded in 1949, has evolved into the city's largest and the nation's oldest year-round toy program of its kind, organizers said. Bob Redell reports.
SAN FRANCISCO FIREFIGHTERS CALL FOR BETTER RESCUE
EQUIPMENT
Firefighters in San Francisco say their emergency equipment designed to save lives is not "cutting" it out in the field and their current administration could have prevented the problem. Several members of the department say the "Jaws of Life" failed at the tour bus crash on Union Square and now firefighters want Chief Joanne Hayes White and Mayor Ed Lee to take action.
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REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN BROTHERS & SISTERS:
Joe Douglas (Ret.)
Rank: Lt. H-20
Deceased: 11-18-15
John (Jack) Minkel (Ret.)
Rank: H-2
Deceased: 11-14-15
Herman Pelz (Ret.)
Rank: H-2
Deceased: 10-16-15
Richard Faust (Active)
Rank: H-3
Deceased: 10-14-15
Kevin Shea (Ret.)
Rank: H-2
Deceased: 10-1-15
James Popoff (Ret.)
Deceased: 9-15
Joseph Sebastinelli (Ret.)
Rank: H-4
Deceased: 9-8-15
Rank: H-2
Deceased: 8-7-15
James Joseph Haughey (Ret.)
Rank: H-20
Deceased: 7-12-15
Richard W. Winkler (Ret.)
Rank: H-2
Deceased: 7-5-15
Walter Glynn, Jr. (Ret.)
Rank: H-2
Deceased: 6-30-15
Raymond O'Leary (Ret.)
Rank: H-30
Deceased: 6-26-15
Frank James O'Rourke (Ret.)
Rank: H-30
Deceased: 6-20-15
Terry White (Ret.)
Rank: H-20
Willard "Willie" Smith (ret.)
Rank: H-30
Deceased: 5-29-15
Robert Livermore (Ret.)
Rank: Inspector
Deceased: 5-13-15
James W. Allan (Ret.)
Rank: H-2
Deceased: 4-16-15
Daniel McCarthy (Ret.)
Rank: H-2
Deceased: 4-12-15
David Amituanai (Active)
Rank: H-2
Deceased: 4-12-15
John Harris (Ret.)
Rank: H-40
Deceased: 4-6-15
Roger C. Elbeck (Ret.)
Rank: H-22
Deceased: 3-24-15
George H. Simmons (Ret.)
Rank: H-6
Deceased: 3-8-15
Edgar Bryant (Ret.)
Rank: H-20
Deceased: 3-4-15
John Holden (Ret.)
Rank: H-2
Deceased: 2-24-15
Robert Bruno (Ret.)
Rank: H-40
Deceased: 2-22-15
Thomas M. Healy (Ret.)
Rank: H-40
Deceased: 2-21-15
Robert J. Sirois (Ret.)
Rank: H-2
Deceased: 2-6-15
Michael G. Shuey (Ret.)
Rank: H-2
Deceased: 1-28-15
John Moreno (Ret.)
Rank: H-40
Deceased: 1-20-15
Leonard Zechlin (Ret.)
Rank: H-50
Deceased: 1-16-15
Raymond Capella (Ret.)
Rank: H-20
Deceased: 1-12-15
Firefighters Face Highest Heart Attack Risk Among Responders
Firefighters may face a higher risk of heart disease than do other emergency responders, a small new study finds. In the study, the researchers looked at heart disease risk factors such as blood pressure and body fat levels in firefighters, paramedics and police officers, and found that firefighters had the highest risk.
Transplant Gives New Face, Scalp to Burned Firefighter
A volunteer firefighter badly burned in a 2001 blaze has received the most extensive face transplant ever, covering his skull and much of his neck, a New York hospital announced Monday. The surgery took place in August at the NYU Langone Medical Center. The patient, 41-year-old Patrick Hardison, is still undergoing physical therapy at the hospital but plans to return home to Senatobia, Mississippi, in time for Thanksgiving.
Bay Bridge risks, solutions debated as leaks invade foundation
It wasn't long after workers finished pouring concrete at the bottom of the new eastern Bay Bridge's tower foundation that the cracks emerged. Some of the fissures that began to show up in April 2007 were minor, but the two largest were anything but - they were more than 10 feet long and cut through the 20-inch-thick, steel-bar-reinforced concrete layer designed to block corrosive salt water from reaching the foundation frame and tower anchor bolts that provide stability in a major earthquake.
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10 residents displaced by fire in Noe Valley
About 10 residents have been displaced following a fire at a multi-unit residential building in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood Tuesday morning, a fire department spokeswoman said. The one-alarm blaze was reported at 11:14 a.m. at 3539 24th St. near Guerrero Street. Firefighters responded and extinguished the fire at 11:58 a.m., fire spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said.
Photo by Anne Makovec (@AnneMakovec)
Three injured in 2-alarm fire in San Francisco on Lombard Street
Firefighters have contained a two-alarm fire that injured at least one person in San Francisco Thursday morning. The fire broke out at 2533 Lombard Street near Divisadero around 7 a.m., according to San Francisco Fire Department.
Firefighters Subdue Small Attic Fire in SF Mission
Firefighters arrived at 3539 24th Street between Guerrero Street and San Jose Avenue shortly after 11 a.m. this morning to battle an electrical fire in the attic of a three-unit residential building. The one-alarm fire was quickly contained, though it left water damage and some fire damage to the top unit, said Assistant Chief Dave Franklin.
Single-alarm fire reported at Outer Sunset home
A single-alarm fire broke out at a home in the Outer Sunset early Wednesday morning, the fire department said. Firefighters extinguished the blaze at 1418 42nd Avenue near Judah Street before it spread to two adjacent homes, fire spokesperson Mindy Talmadge said. An emergency call came in to the department at 6:20 a.m. and the fire was out by 6:53 a.m., she said.
Homeless woman gives birth at San Francisco bus stop
A disturbing video shows a homeless woman giving birth at a bus stop in San Francisco. Most of the people there just stood by and watched it happen, and homeless advocates are very concerned. KRON has edited the video because it is extremely graphic. There was shock and confusion as a homeless woman stands dazed just after delivering a baby - a bloody and traumatic birth.
Huge Fuel Spill From Big-Rig In SF's Noe Valley, Residents Urged To Stay Inside
A large fuel spill from a big-rig in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood has led the city's Department of Emergency Management to urge anyone in the immediate area to stay inside. The fuel spill was reported at 12:12 p.m. near the intersection of 28th and Noe streets, according to San Francisco fire spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge. Talmadge said the big-rig, which remains parked at the top of the hill, was spilling diesel fuel into the street.
Photo by Christopher Sherry @CHPChrisSherry
Dump truck overturns, spills debris onto Calif. highway
An overturned dump truck ended up blocking all lanes of southbound US 101 in San Francisco on Tuesday morning, according to California Highway Patrol. The 26-ton truck overturned around 8:46 a.m. on the Silver Avenue overpass at San Bruno spilling debris below into the lanes of southbound traffic of US 101, CHP said.
City ambulance response times improving, study shows
San Francisco ambulance response times are finally close to reaching their target goal of arriving on-scene within 10 minutes 90 percent of the time. That's the finding of an annual report released Thursday by the city controller's office, which measures the performance of various city departments, including police, fire and public works.
Unknown bike messenger 'hero' as homeless woman delivers baby on street
An unidentified bike messenger came to the rescue moments after a homeless woman gave birth to a baby at Market and Sixth streets in San Francisco, a witness said. "He was a hell of a hero," Ayrron Comini said in an interview. "Nobody else stepped up, but he did. He literally took the shirt off his back and took care of that baby."
Stabbing in S.F.'s Main Library lands 1 in hospital, 1 in jail
A man wielding a kitchen knife kicked in a restroom stall door at San Francisco's Main Library and stabbed a man multiple times in the head and face Monday afternoon, police said. The victim, a man in his late 20s, was taken by ambulance to a hospital with serious injuries, San Francisco Fire Department officials said. Police on Tuesday said the man is expected to survive.
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UCSF's Mt. Sutro Fire Safety Plan: More Goats, Fewer Eucalyptus Trees
Fire is a constant risk in the 61-acre Mt. Sutro Open Space Reserve, thanks to dead trees and ground cover that have multiplied in the wake of the ongoing drought. To reduce the risk of a blaze, UCSF Parnassus has announced it will bring in workers to remove flammable undergrowth and trim branches. The twist: the majority of them will be goats.
Butt dials contribute to jammed up city dispatch center
City dispatchers are jammed up by a growing number of 911 calls, and while an increase in reported crimes is contributing to the problem, there may be another unexpected reason for the jump - butt dials. A recent Google study of S.F.'s Department of Emergency Management found that some 29 percent of sampled emergency calls were accidental dials. Of the sample, 197 accidental calls were from cellphones, while only 79 were from lines to a building.
Shopper hurt after being shoved down steps at S.F.'s Whole Foods
A 39-year-old woman was recovering from a broken collarbone Wednesday after a stranger shoved her down a staircase the night before at the Whole Foods near San Francisco's Duboce Triangle, officials said. The victim, who was not identified, was approaching the stairs at the grocery store on the 2000 block of Market Street around 10 p.m. when a man in his early 20s ran up behind her and pushed her down the stairs, police said.
Motorcyclist Killed In SF Hit-And-Run Sunday Morning
A motorcyclist died early Sunday morning following a hit-and-run accident in San Francisco. At 2:15 a.m., fire officials received a report of a crash involving a motorcycle on southbound San Jose Avenue, near Monterey Boulevard, heading toward Interstate Highway 280, according to a fire dispatcher.
Gas leak in Outer Parkside neighborhood capped
A gas leak caused by a third-party dig-in in San Francisco's Outer Parkside neighborhood Monday morning has been capped, a PG&E spokeswoman said. The leak was reported to PG&E at 8:10 a.m. San Francisco fire officials said the leak was at a construction site at 2539 37th Ave. between Ulloa and Vicente streets.
7 On Your Side Warns of Deadly Consequences of Keyless Cars
Millions of people now have key fobs. Without having to take a key out of the ignition some people forget to hit the power button to shut off the car and that can have deadly consequences. Each day, at least one person in this country is likely to leave their keyless car unintentionally running. An attorney who has filed several lawsuits over this issue says at least 11 people have died in the last few years because of it.
Are Mission Landlords Really Burning Their Own Buildings?: An Analysis
This month's fire at 16th and Shotwell again revved up suspicions that the Mission District residential fires, now at least eight and counting so far this year, are suspicious malfeasance by profiteers in the stratospheric SF real estate market. A full 67 percent of the comments on SFist's breaking news article about that fire were devoted to debating the conspiracy theory that landlords might be burning their own buildings to vacate rent-controlled tenants or to try and sell the properties for, say, a cool $20 million.
'Long way to go' to pass 9/11 healthcare bill
The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act must pass out of four key committees and secure agreement on a way to pay for it. In a significant step forward for the renewal of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday agreed to back a permanent extension of its expired health program, according to Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.
SFFD asks for help collecting ethnic dolls for toy drive
With the holidays just weeks away, it is crunch time for holiday toy drives, including the San Francisco Firefighters Toy Program that is launching an "ethnic doll drive." This year, program organizers are asking for donations this year that are more reflective of the racially diverse children who will receive them.
Third fireboat to join city's legendary fleet
While the average person might conjure up images of trucks and ladders when thinking about firefighting, San Francisco's fire department can control blazes from the Bay with a pair of 1950s-era floating fire engines. Traced in red paint and equipped with water cannons, the Phoenix and Guardian are two storied fireboats that can spew water onto burning boats in the San Francisco Bay or buildings along the waterfront.
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December 15th - 17th
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 2014 SFFD YEAR IN REVIEW PHOTO BOOK We are pleased to announce that the first annual San Francisco Fire Department 2014 Year in Review photo book is now available. This photo book was created to honor the work of the men and women of the San Francisco Fire Department. It highlights the professionalism and resolve of our San Francisco Firefighters as we serve the public with pride. Please contact the Union offices at (415) 621-7103 to check on the availability of the photo book during office hours (Monday-Thursday from 8:30am-3:00pm). A book will be provided for a contribution of $15 or more, while supplies last. Click here to view the book.
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