San Francisco Police, Fire Chiefs Outline Possible Cuts
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – San Francisco Police Chief Jeff Godown and Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White have suggested some sobering cuts to their respective budgets to close the city’s $306 million deficit....
View ArticlePhil Matier: Politics Always Plays Role In Picking SFPD Chief
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Politics and policing played a role in San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee’s decision to elevate San Francisco Police Department veteran Greg Suhr from captain of the Bayview precinct to...
View ArticleKeeping San Francisco Firefighters Costs SFFD Disaster Preparedness Funds
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – There will be no cuts in fire protection in San Francisco this year despite the city’s budget problems, but the fire chief said this also means there won’t be any money to...
View ArticleSan Francisco Fire Department Graduates New Recruits
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The San Francisco Fire Department added 35 new firefighters to its ranks on Friday. The city’s first Fire Academy in six years trained speakers of Tagalog, Italian, Russian and...
View ArticleSan Francisco Officials Fear Disease Will Spread At Occupy Encampment
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Poor sanitation and evidence of lice and fleas at the Occupy San Francisco encampment endanger the health of everyone in the overcrowded, makeshift tent city at Justin Herman...
View Article2 Critically Hurt In Wind-Fueled Apartment Fire In SF Mission District
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Four people were injured, two critically, in a two-alarm fire in San Francisco’s Mission District early Thursday morning, fire department officials said. The blaze was reported...
View ArticleStrip Clubs Donation To Toy Drive Moved After SFFD Chief Objects
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A group of dancers from a number of San Francisco strip clubs presented a check for $20,000 to a local firefighters’ union Wednesday evening for its annual toy drive. The...
View ArticleSFFD Releases Report On Blaze That Killed 2 Firefighters
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Investigators reviewing last year’s house fire in Diamond Heights that killed two San Francisco firefighters issued a set of safety recommendations aimed at preventing a...
View ArticleJerry Rice Leads SF Rally To Promote Quake Preparedness
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – San Francisco 49ers legend Jerry Rice helped transform Union Square into an earthquake preparedness zone Friday. The former wide receiver has a reputation for meticulous...
View ArticlePhil Matier: San Francisco Fire Chief Declared Deadbeat Divorcee
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – A judge has ordered the city of San Francisco to start garnishing $3,300 a month from the paycheck of San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White, who has been declared a...
View ArticleMemorial Marks 1-Year Anniversary Of Fallen San Francisco Firefighters
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— A memorial service was held Saturday in San Francisco’s Diamond Heights neighborhood to mark the First anniversary of a blaze that claimed two firefighters lives. The ceremony was...
View ArticleSan Francisco Fire Chief Wants Meeting With PG&E Officials Over Fire
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A four-alarm fire that critically injured a construction worker Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco’s Portola neighborhood caused more than $1 million in damage, according to a...
View ArticleSF Officials Tour Mission District, Look To Avoid Super Bowl Violence
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee toured the Mission District Wednesday in advance of Sunday’s Super Bowl where 49ers fans are expected to congregate as they did for the Giants playoff...
View ArticleAsiana Flight Attendant Lauded As ‘Hero’ In Dramatic Crash Evacuation
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — San Francisco fire chief Joanne Hayes-White is praising Asiana Flight 214 cabin manager Lee Yoon-hye, apparently the last person to leave the burning plane after it crash...
View ArticleSFFD Chiefs Face Possible Suspension Over Alleged Firefighter DUI Crash
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— Five San Francisco firefighters—including the acting battalion chief and two assistant chiefs—await a decision on whether or not they’ll be suspended in connection with a crash...
View ArticleKCBS In Depth: SFFD Chief Joanne Hayes-White On Asiana Crash & More
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White speaks about the rescue effort of Asiana Flight 214, which crash landed at SFO International Airport this past July and what kind of...
View Article1906 Earthquake Survivor Marks 108th Birthday, Gets Visit From SFPD Chief
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – San Francisco’s fire chief made a special lunch stop in Greenbrae Friday to visit one of the two known 1906 San Francisco earthquake survivors after he turned 108 years old...
View ArticleOver 100 Gather In SF To Commemorate 1906 Earthquake; 2 Living Survivors Absent
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— Although no survivors were present, a crowd of about 150 people marked the 108th anniversary of the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 early Friday morning at Lotta’s...
View ArticleSan Francisco Supervisor Wants Narrower Streets For Pedestrian Safety, Fire...
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – There’s only so much available room on San Francisco’s streets, and it seems to be shrinking daily. As a result, a turf war is brewing between those worried about pedestrian...
View ArticleSan Francisco’s New $3.4 Million Emergency Dispatch System Dealing With Glitches
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — First responders in San Francisco are dealing with a crucial communications breakdown. KPIX 5 has learned the city’s brand new emergency dispatch system is full of glitches....
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