46 displaced, including children, after fire rips through Tenderloin low-income housing

Dozens of residents remain displaced from their homes Thursday after a fast-moving fire tore through a low-income apartment building in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood earlier this week. The fire, which broke out Tuesday night at 285 Turk St., left 15 units temporarily uninhabitable and 46 people, including five children in need of temporary long-term shelter. "We didn’t see a lot of flame or smoke, so it really came upon us suddenly," said resident Mike Beauchamp. It was just after 11 p.m. when the building’s alarm system began to echo through the halls. The San Francisco Fire Department faced a unique challenge in containing the blaze. The fire originated in a lightwell — a vertical shaft designed to provide air and daylight to bathrooms and kitchens in buildings. "What happened was the fire traveled vertically and got within the walls," said Lt. Mariano Elias of the San Francisco Fire Department. "Our crews were on every floor, in every kitchen and bathroom having to basically destroy the walls to get into where the fire was hiding."

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Firefighters rescue recycling facility worker in San Francisco

On Sunday, firefighters rescued a recycling facility worker who was driving heavy machinery when they fell into a recycling pit, according to the fire department. Fire officials said they were dispatched to an incident at the Recology Recycling center at around 11:45 a.m. They said one of the front loaders apparently went off the edge into the recycling pit with the operator inside. Upon arrival, the fire department said crews developed a plan to rescue the worker, who was extricated from the pit almost an hour later. The worker was then taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries.

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Fire reported in Bayview District in San Francisco

The San Francisco Fire Department reported a one-alarm fire on the 200 block of Catalina Street Friday morning. Officials received reports of the fire at 5:40 a.m. Responding firefighters found a fire on the second-floor balcony of an apartment or a multi-unit building, officials said. Crews evacuated all residents. Paramedics evaluated and released one person.

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Fire contained on walls, roof of North Beach building

Crews have extinguished a fire in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood on Monday evening, according to the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD). The fire had spread to the roof and walls of a building on the 400 block of Green Street. The involved building contains both residential and commercial units. As of 9 p.m., SFFD reported that the fire has been contained. No residents of either the commercial or residential parts of the building were displaced, SFFD said. The fire was reported to be “accidental,” but no further details were released.

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Guerrero Street Smoke Scare Triggers Big Fire Response in Mission

Fire crews rushed to 1185 Guerrero Street in San Francisco’s Mission District yesterday after early reports that smoke was coming from the building’s roof. The San Francisco Fire Department declared a working fire and called in extra units, quickly turning the quiet block into an active emergency scene. As of the department's latest update, officials had not released details on injuries or whether any residents were displaced.

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Shooting in San Francisco Sunset District kills 1

The San Francisco Fire Department said a person was killed in a shooting early Sunday morning. Fire crews responded to 46th Avenue, near Ulloa Street, just before 5:30 a.m. According to the fire department, the victim had multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. 

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Golden Gate Park Tree Burns from Within as S.F. Crews Battle For 9 Hours

What looked like an ordinary tree along the northern edge of Golden Gate Park turned into an all-day, inside-the-trunk fire fight on Tuesday, keeping San Francisco firefighters and a city arborist busy for nearly nine hours. Crews converged on the Fulton Street area near Fourth Avenue, surrounding one badly burning tree with hoses and bright scene lights as they tried to reach the smoldering core. The blaze, hidden inside the trunk, held on into the late evening and demanded specialized tree work to finally put it out. The San Francisco Fire Department was called to Fulton Street and Fourth Avenue at 2:53 PM, Lt. Mariano Elias said, and crews “remained on scene until nearly midnight.” “A fire started at the base of the tree, got into the trunk system and continued burning inside,” Elias told the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Presidio Cliff Drama as Fire Crews Hoist Stranded Hiker Above Battery Crosby

A weekend hike along the Batteries-to-Bluffs trail turned into a cliffside rescue yesterday when a hiker near Battery Crosby became unable to walk and had to be carried out by San Francisco Fire Department crews. Firefighters loaded the person into a rescue basket, hauled them to street level, and transferred the patient to a fire department ambulance for transport to a hospital. Photos shared by the department show firefighters setting up a high-angle rescue, securing the hiker in a basket, then carrying the patient up the bluff to the roadway. Crews initiated the basket rescue and arranged for a San Francisco Fire Department ambulance to take the person to the hospital, and the post includes several images from the scene, according to the San Francisco Fire Department.

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Rollover crash near San Francisco General leaves tree blocking roadway, disrupts Muni

A rollover crash involving two vehicles in San Francisco’s Mission District left a tree blocking Potrero Avenue and disrupted traffic and Muni service late Monday morning near Zuckerberg General Hospital, fire officials said. The crash was reported to the San Francisco Fire Department at 11:11 a.m. at Potrero Avenue and 23rd Street, according to the department. One vehicle flipped onto its roof after hitting a tree, which fell onto Potrero Avenue and blocked the roadway, SFFD said. The driver of the overturned vehicle got out without help, fire officials said. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured, according to SFFD.

SF Chronicle

Fallen tree downs powerlines in SF, delays Muni line

Traffic was closed to vehicles and pedestrians on a portion of Church Street in San Francisco's Mission District on Saturday after a tree fell onto power lines. The downed tree caused the San Francisco Fire Department to close Church Street between Cesar Chavez Street and 26th Street after the tree fell at about 1 p.m. Power for 27 customers was shut off by PG&E while repairs were being made.

KTVU

Gas line in San Francisco struck by construction crews

Crews were responding to a gas leak in San Francisco Friday morning on the 1500 block of Sunnydale Avenue. According to the San Francisco Fire Department, the leak, which is between Mrs. Jackson Way and Santos Street, was caused by a construction crew working on the block. According to PG&E, a third-party contractor struck a gas line, and the utility was notified at 8:22 a.m. The gas line was in a construction zone.

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Mission Bay building evacuated due to smoke

A building in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood was temporarily evacuated on Tuesday following reports of smoke on the second floor. According to the San Francisco Fire Department, units are on the scene of the investigation in a building on the 1800 block of Owens Street. Following initial reports of smoke, units investigated. The building, SFFD said, was evacuated out of an abundance of caution.

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Agreement Builds on Mayor Lurie’s Efforts to Keep Firefighters Safe, Strengthen Emergency Response, Improve Public Safety

Mayor Daniel Lurie today signed legislation to enact new labor agreements between the City and County of San Francisco and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 798 Units 1 and 2. Effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030, the new memorandum of understanding (MOU) prioritizes public safety and invests in San Francisco firefighters and first responders. The legislation signed by Mayor Lurie was cosponsored by Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman, District 2 Supervisor Stephen Sherrill, District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong, and District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood. The MOU with Local 798 continues Mayor Lurie’s work to strengthen public safety and support firefighters amid a difficult budget cycle. At the end of his first year in office, Mayor Lurie announced the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) would become the largest department in the United States to transition its entire fleet to non-PFAS turnout gear, keeping firefighters safe. To continue the work to support the city's first responders, the mayor recently announced the completion of San Francisco’s Fire Network Modernization Project to replace aging infrastructure at 51 fire stations and broke ground on a new SFFD training facility that will help firefighters and emergency responders develop the tools they need to keep San Franciscans safe. As the city prepares to navigate a difficult budget cycle, Mayor Lurie is preparing to deliver a budget that protects core services including continuing to improve public safety in San Francisco. 

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SF leaders push for Earthquake Safety Bond Measure ahead of June election

A bond measure that would allow San Francisco to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars for upgrading its emergency infrastructure to be more resilient against earthquakes will soon be decided by voters in the upcoming June election. Proposition A, or the “Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond” will require the approval of at least two-thirds of voters in the June 2 election in order to pass. The measure would authorize the city to borrow up to $535 million in general obligation bonds to finance earthquake safety projects such as improving water pipelines for firefighting as well as retrofitting and upgrading fire and police facilities. “Keeping San Francisco safe starts with strong, modern emergency infrastructure,” said Mayor Daniel Lurie said in a statement earlier this year after introducing the measure. “By passing this bond, we are taking the steps to keep San Francisco safe by giving our neighborhoods the tools they need to withstand emergency events and ensuring our city is ready to respond when disaster strikes.”

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