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Budget Facts in Regard to the San Francisco Fire Department The following pages demonstrate the economic efficiencies and effectiveness demonstrated by the SFFD over the time periods identified. San Francisco Fire Department Decrease in Staffing of Fire Suppression Units since 1960 & Increase in the Number of Emergency Incidents 1960 2010 Change % Total Personnel on Duty 1 : 514 284 -230 -45% 2 Active Firehouses: 48 41 -7 -15% Division & Battalion Chief Districts: 14 11 -3 -21% 2 Engine Companies: 48 41 -7 -15% 2 Truck Companies: 20 18 -2 -10% Rescue Companies: 2 2 - - 3 Special Units: 26 1 -25 -96% Total Emergency Incidents: 14,870 105,000 90,130 +606% Notes: 1 In addition to staffing cuts to the various types of firefighting units (as shown in the adjacent photo), there have been numerous firehouse closures and the disbanding of fire companies. For purpose of comparison, firefighting units on Treasure Island and at the Presidio are excluded, as these geographic districts were not protected by the SFFD until recently. Also, staff assigned to units at SFO Airport are not included in the figures (these are operated under service provider agreements and do not require General Fund funding support. Included in the above figures for 1960 are uniformed personnel assigned to three water tower units (4 FF), two searchlight wagons (2 FF) and a fuel wagon (1 FF). Excluded are uniformed and civilian personnel assigned to various support units (i.e., Arson Squad, Bureau of Equipment, and AWSS Pump Stations 1 & 2). As well, paramedic personnel not cross-trained as firefighters that do not staff fire suppression units are excluded (i.e. those assigned to ambulances). 2 Closed firehouses include: • 460 Bush Street (Downtown) - old Engine 2 • 909 Tennessee Street (Mission Bay / Potrero Hill) - old Engine 16 & Battalion 11 • 1300 Fourth Street (SOMA / Mission Bay) - old Engine 30 • 356 Seventh Street (SOMA) - old Engine 6 & Salvage 2 • 1648 Pacific Avenue - old Engine 4 • 416-18 Jessie Street (SOMA) - old Engine 17, Truck 1 & Rescue 1 • Foot of Harrison Street (SOMA) - old Engine 9 (quartered with fireboat) 2 Disbanded engine & truck companies include: • Engine companies (old numbering): 2, 4, 9, 12, 16, 27 & 30 • Truck companies: 4 & 20 3 Includes only those special units that had uniformed personnel assigned: In 1960 there were 13 tank wagons, 8 hose tenders, 4 salvage companies, 3 water towers (WT No. 1 staffed with 2 personnel), 2 searchlight wagons, 1 fuel wagon and 1 mobile air unit (service squad). In 2010, only single special unit remains staffed (service squad / mobile air unit). 14 Main Line www.sffdlocal798.org
Change in the Number of SFFD Personnel On-Duty since 1960 Fire Suppression Unit No. of Units 1960 2010 Unit Total No. of Unit Staffing Staffing Units Staffing Total Staffing CHANGE % Chg. Division Chief 3 1 + 1 6 2 1 + 1 4 -2 - 33% 5 1 + 1 Battalion Chief 11 1 + 1 22 14 -8 - 36% 4 1 + 0 Downtown 22 1 + 5 Engine 262 41 1 + 3 164 -98 -37% Outlying 26 1 + 4 Truck 20 1 + 6 140 18 1 + 4 90 -50 -36% Rescue 2 1 + 4 10 2 1 + 3 8 -2 -20% Mobile Air 1 0 + 1 1 1 0 + 1 1 No Change - Tank Wagon 13 0 + 2 26 0 - - -26 -100% Hose Tender 8 0 + 2 16 0 - - -16 -100% Salvage 4 0 + 4 16 0 - - -16 -100% Water Tower 3 0 + 1 4 0 - - -4 -100% Searchlight Wagon 2 0 + 1 2 0 - - -2 -100% Fuel Unit 1 0 + 1 1 0 - - 1 -100% Marine 1 0 + 2 2 0 + 2 Fireboat 8 3 -5 -63% Firefighters 1 1 + 5 1 1 + 0 Total On-Duty: 514 284 -230 -45% Notes: • For the purpose of comparison SFFD units on Treasure Island and at the Presidio are excluded from the above figures, as these districts were not protected by the SFFD in 1960. The units at SFO Airport are also excluded, as these are operated under a service provider agreement with SFO and have no impact on the Department’s budget (i.e. not funded from the City’s General Fund) • In 1960 all engine companies quartered east of Divisadero and north of Cesar Chavez were staffed with 1 officer plus 5 firefighters (1 extra firefighter); engine companies in outlying districts were staffed 1 + 4 • Only half of the SFFD’s remaining 9 battalion districts are staffed with a Chief’s Aide presently • All tank wagon units were disbanded after the Department completed its conversion to triple-combination pumpers (equipped with water booster tanks) that replaced the older dual-combination pumpers • The Department’s hose tenders are no longer staffed, although these units remain in reserve status • Salvage companies were disbanded entirely, and their salvage equipment was transferred to truck companies • In 1980 the fire-fighting crew assigned to the fireboat was eliminated; Engine 35 was relocated to the quarters of the fireboat to provide a fire-fighting crew when needed. The fireboat’s marine crew remains unchanged, with a single marine pilot and marine engineer assigned www.sffdlocal798.org Main Line 15
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