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Emergency Services

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Fire Chief Uncomfortable Getting Strip Clubs' Holiday Money at Fire Station Ceremony

    Not in my fire house!​Update (4:53 p.m.): Firefighters will be picking up the check from strip clubs at the union's distribution center today, followed by a reception at the Gold Club.Original Story ( 3 p.m.)Talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth.San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Occupy SF: Mayor Ed Lee Wants Protesters to Clean Up

    Occupy some thick rubber gloves​Mayor Ed Lee met with Occupy SF protesters yesterday, where he released a set of demands of his own. However, his conditions are less about combating economic inequality and more about dealing with the sanitation disparity in the Financial District. Despite the fact ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Disaster Drills Promise Pre-Halloween Blood and Gore

    No pulse! No pulse!​Saturday morning, you will find screaming victims writhing on the ground throughout city parks. Throngs of trained rescue workers will be on hand to carry them off on stretchers. Be not alarmed, dear San Franciscans. This is not a zombie flash mob, and no, you didn't miss Hallo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Peter Hass Update: Report Finds Too Few EMTs at Deadly Marathon

    legacy.comPeter Hass​SF Weekly readers might recall the tragic death of 36-year-old Peter Hass, who collapsed and died while running the Kaiser Permanente half marathon earlier this year. Afterward there was much controversy about whether the event organizers responded to the unconscious runner in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    iPhone App to Push Earthquake-Themed Social Networking

    Yow: Let's play earthquake preparedness!!!!​San Francisco's government is creating an iPhone app patterned after FarmVille and Foursquare where players can prepare themselves for an earthquake, rather than feed imaginary chickens or collect badges.Called SF Heroes, the app is scheduled to be relea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Art Kenney, Fire Official, Didn't Help White Colleague Cheat on Test, Report Says

    Did the Department of Human Resources douse a racial inferno in the Fire Department?​City investigators say Art Kenney, an assistant chief with the San Francisco Fire Department, did not help a white officer get an unfair leg up on a promotion exam, as had been alleged in an earlier complaint.On F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Peter Hass Dies During Kaiser Permanente Marathon, City Investigates

    Update: San Francisco's Department of Emergency Services investigate whether race organizers had an appropriate medical emergency plan in place. Read more at the bottom.Man down at the finish line​Amid the crowds and unusual heatwave that hit San Francisco Saturday afternoon, a runner died at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    San Francisco Wants Homeless People to Shower and Groom

    A shower will get you farther in life than a college degree​Most people who live on the streets or in Portland, Ore., don't take showers -- and it's unsavory. But how can anyone expect a homeless person to find a job that pays them enough to live in an apartment if they don't lather up routinely?S ... More >>

  • News

    January 26, 2011

    Premium pay nets city workers millions in bonuses for just doing their jobs

    A shower will get you farther in life than a college degree​Most people who live on the streets or in Portland, Ore., don't take showers -- and it's unsavory. But how can anyone expect a homeless person to find a job that pays them enough to live in an apartment if they don't lather up routinely?S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Thanksgiving (Infographic)

    Audrey FukumanClick to enlarge.​ This Thanksgiving, as you sit around the table with your family and attempt to dodge pointed questions about your love life and career, divert attention from yourself by spewing forth one of these fascinating Turkey Day facts. Once the topic of conversation has ... More >>

  • News

    October 27, 2010

    The city needs to call 911 on emergency dispatchers

    Audrey FukumanClick to enlarge.​ This Thanksgiving, as you sit around the table with your family and attempt to dodge pointed questions about your love life and career, divert attention from yourself by spewing forth one of these fascinating Turkey Day facts. Once the topic of conversation has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    Lawsuit Claims SF 911 Dispatchers Ditch Work, Party, Surf Internet, Even Ignore Calls

    Is it time to clock out yet?​San Francisco's Department of Emergency Management, long subject to allegations of maladministration, is described in an employee lawsuit filed last week as a den of dysfunction where 911 dispatchers skip work and cover for each other, spend days surfing the Internet a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Washington Post Uncovers Six 'Top Secret' Government Contractors in San Francisco

    ​The Washington Post today rolled out its eagerly awaited investigative project, "Top Secret America." The multimedia production -- including video, databases, an interactive map, and a series of stories by Post aces Dana Priest and William M. Arkin -- attempts to catalog the massive intelligence ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2010

    Bay to Breakdown

    ​The Washington Post today rolled out its eagerly awaited investigative project, "Top Secret America." The multimedia production -- including video, databases, an interactive map, and a series of stories by Post aces Dana Priest and William M. Arkin -- attempts to catalog the massive intelligence ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    S.F. Fire Chief Defends Decision to Not Send Strike Team to SoCal Blaze -- Blames Firefighter Salaries, Benefits for Burning Through Too Much of Her Budget to Afford Equipment

    Sorry lads. You're not going to SoCal.​Yesterday we reported that, despite the State Office of Emergency Services' pleas to California counties to send five-engine "strike teams" to battle the ongoing Los Angeles-area conflagration, the San Francisco Fire Department declined to do so. Both Fire Ch ... More >>

  • News

    June 24, 2009

    Despite firefighters' scare tactics, city unlikely to burn to the ground because of proposed cuts

    Sorry lads. You're not going to SoCal.​Yesterday we reported that, despite the State Office of Emergency Services' pleas to California counties to send five-engine "strike teams" to battle the ongoing Los Angeles-area conflagration, the San Francisco Fire Department declined to do so. Both Fire Ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Supes Fan Flames of Labor Blaze With Survey Stating S.F. Firefighters Work Least, Earn Most Per Hour Among Bay Area Cities

    The ongoing pissing contest between the firefighters union and the progressive wing of the Board of Supervisors escalated to the point that they could put out a fire on their own today. The supes released a survey of Bay Area fire departments stating that San Francisco's firefighters work the fewest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Heads of Fire, Police Departments Frown On Proposed Budget Cuts

    Last night, the Board of Supervisors proposed cuts of about $82 million to the budgets of San Francisco police, fire and sheriff's departments. Today, those departments got together and called a press conference. Police Chief Heather Fong, Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White, Police Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2008

    Associated Press: Safer Cars May Kill You!

    Last night, the Board of Supervisors proposed cuts of about $82 million to the budgets of San Francisco police, fire and sheriff's departments. Today, those departments got together and called a press conference. Police Chief Heather Fong, Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White, Police Co ... More >>

  • News

    March 5, 2008

    New Planning Director's Beau, Lance Farber, Sought by Washington Health Officials

    Last night, the Board of Supervisors proposed cuts of about $82 million to the budgets of San Francisco police, fire and sheriff's departments. Today, those departments got together and called a press conference. Police Chief Heather Fong, Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White, Police Co ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 20, 2008

    Cracked Up

    Last night, the Board of Supervisors proposed cuts of about $82 million to the budgets of San Francisco police, fire and sheriff's departments. Today, those departments got together and called a press conference. Police Chief Heather Fong, Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White, Police Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2008

    Industrial Mayhem: PG&E Boiler Collapse Leaves Worker Dead

    Last night, the Board of Supervisors proposed cuts of about $82 million to the budgets of San Francisco police, fire and sheriff's departments. Today, those departments got together and called a press conference. Police Chief Heather Fong, Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White, Police Co ... More >>

  • News

    June 13, 2007

    The Bad Lieutenant

    Did firefighter Kevin Chavez get thrown in the nuthouse for being an asshole boss?

  • News

    May 2, 2007

    Where There's Smoke

    Yet more allegations of racism and mismanagement reveal smoldering tensions within the Fire Department

  • News

    December 20, 2006

    She'll Be Back

    Yet more allegations of racism and mismanagement reveal smoldering tensions within the Fire Department

  • News

    October 11, 2006

    Blue Angels, Broken Eardrums

    Another Fleet Week has come and gone in San Francisco. Was it an intrusive distraction or a welcome reminder of our country's military might?

  • Culture

    March 31, 2004

    Playing With History

    A fictional account of a real event leaves us choking on our cream puffs

  • News

    February 4, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, February 4, 2004

  • News

    January 21, 2004

    Surprise!

    If you think S.F. is ready for a terrorist attack – even two years-plus after 9/11 – think again

  • News

    April 30, 2003

    Hosed

    The Fire Department is a bloated fiscal mess that, thanks to union politics, won't face the budget cuts it should

  • News

    June 4, 1997

    Dream Job

    Do you like sleeping, eating, shopping, reading, TV watching, Internet surfing, large amounts of overtime pay, and small amounts of actual work? You may have a future as a dispatcher for the San Francisco Fire Department.

  • News

    April 3, 1996

    The Fire Next Time

    As a civil rights advocate, Bob Demmons called in the federal government to end racism in the Fire Department. Now that he's chief, he has to remove federal control and prove that firefighters can manage race relations on their own.

  • News

    March 20, 1996

    Masters of Disaster

    The San Francisco Office of Emergency Services unveils its new post-apocalypse playbook

  • News

    June 21, 1995

    Fire Trek

    Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?

  • Calendar

    May 17, 1995

    Paper Trails

    Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?

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