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AT&T Outage Causes 911 Call Center Disruptions in Marin, Residents Told to Go to Fire Stations

Residents throughout Marin County received alerts Sunday night that emergency dispatch centers were having periodic outages and to seek help at their closest fire stations. AT&T mobile and internet service was reportedly down, which was expected to be restored by 11:30 am Monday.

Retired SF Firefighter Wins $1.2M Settlement In Whistleblower Retaliation Case

A longtime SF firefighter who’s now 60 years old just got a $1.2 million settlement, saying he was repeatedly passed over for promotions after his 2013 whistleblower case reporting racial discrimination.

Mayor Lurie Names New Fire Chief, Dean Crispen, a 34-Year Veteran of the SFFD

In his first department-head appointment of his tenure as mayor, Daniel Lurie on Friday announced the appointment of second-generation firefighter and 34-year veteran of the city's fire department Dean Crispen as the new fire chief.

New Interim SF Fire Chief Sandy Tong Sworn In By Mayor London Breed

Mayor London Breed on Tuesday announced and swore in San Francisco's new interim fire chief, Sandy Tong, who takes over after the sudden retirement of Chief Jeanine Nicholson.

Alameda County Firefighter Placed on Leave as Racist Confrontation Goes Viral on TikTok

An unidentified Alameda County Fire Department officer has been placed on administrative leave after a TikTok video showed him confronting a driver and calling that driver a “dumbass Mexican” who was “going to work some f***ing lawn job.”

SF Mayoral Candidates Keep Wanting to Be Seen Around Firefighters, Fire Department Reportedly Getting Sick of It

All five major candidates running for Mayor of San Francisco are putting on a full-court press chasing the SF firefighters’ union endorsement, but the candidates’ very frequent visits to local fire departments may be burning their chances of winning brownie points.

Victim In Brutal Alleged SF Firefighter-On-Firefighter Attack Speaks Out, Story Even Crazier Than We Realized

We’ve heard rumors for two years about an alleged wrench-beating laid on an Asian firefighter in SF by one of his colleagues, but the victim is now speaking out, and the tale involves an apparent department cover-up, a 75 MPH car chase, and the wrong guy getting fired.

Cruise Rejects Blame From SFFD's Claim It Blocked First Responders in Pedestrian Fatality Incident

The autonomous vehicle company says that its driverless cars didn't block an ambulance's response to an emergency incident, which contributed to a person's death, and that it's cooperating with authorities.

San Francisco Remembers Those Lost In 9/11 Attacks With Early-Morning Ceremonies

Every one of of San Francisco's 44 fire stations held a somber ceremony this morning, marking the 16 years since an attack on the World Trade Center killed nearly 3000 people.

Arts & Entertainment

Watch These North Bay Firefighters Save A Kitten From Certain Doom Inside Car Engine

A sharp-eared person passing a car parked on a Santa Rosa street likely saved a stray kitten this weekend, alerting area firefighters to the little pussy's plight. According to a

Dispatch Transcripts Indicate PG&E Foot-Dragging During Last Month's Blackout

The involuntary three-day weekend caused the Friday, April 21 San Francisco blackout has already raised substantial ire toward California utility company and supervillain collective PG&E, and a newly acquired batch

Proposed Embarcadero Fire Station On Floating Pier Could Rise With Sea Levels, Withstand Earthquakes

A recently floated plan to replace aging facilities at Pier 22 1/2 on the Embarcadero would put a crucial fire station on a barge or buoyant pier, a floating facility to support

Firefighters Allegedly Harrassed Colleague By Peeing In Her Bed, Smearing Feces In Locker Room

A firefighter suspected by her colleagues of having a secret romantic relationship with a station commander was brutally harassed by her fellow firefighters according to multiple sources to NBC Bay Area. SFFD Station

[Update] Major BART Delays After Smoke Fills 16th Street Station

BART riders at San Francisco stations have been experiencing major delays in the East Bay direction this morning. The cause appears to be an equipment problem that left 16th Street station filled with

Bay Area Woman Narrowly Escapes Horrible Death In Vat Of Chicken Remains

Woman rescued after falling into waste at #Petaluma poultry processing plant. https://t.co/VXYJ0MH0II pic.twitter.com/CRKee8wrH7 — KRON 4 News (@kron4news) January 12, 2016 An employee of a Bay Area chicken

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

It's Getting Hot in Here

Below the jump, a few more pictures, taken at a quarter to five today.

Lower Polk Neighbors Unite Tonight

Hey, it's another Polk post, folks! We're thankful to Flickr user Lulu Vision for giving us a heads-up in the SFist Contribute section regarding tonight's Lower

PG&E Power Plant Collapse Kills One, Injures Two in Bayview-Hunter's Point

A PG&E plant in the process of being torn down collapsed and killed a worker and injured two others today. Earlier this afternoon in an abandoned Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

Two SF Fires

The Globe restaurant in downtown will be shut down for a few weeks for repairs, after a one-alarm fire last night. The fire department says the fire was started by grease stuck

Polk Street Fire Kills Two

Two people were killed this morning after a single-alarm fire broke out at the Star of India restaurant on Polk and Broadway. "The kitchen was fully involved in flames when firefighters

SF's Continuing Crime Fiesta: Bus Stabbing

No signs of slowing down: Someone was stabbed on a MUNI bus at 16th and Mission today a little past 1 p.m. this afternoon. "One person was transported to a hospital

Blowing Up Acid In Hayward

Dry picric acid is apparently very sensitive to shock and friction, and can explode like dynamite. This one article we found says it blows up when you drop a 2 kg weight on

Week Around The -ists

Banner week for SFist as the site's new editor introduced himself -- hooray for Brock! While the NY Times weighed in on SF's mayoral race, only SFist had the (insert

Incommunicado: Noyes Uncovers Botched Rescue Tapes

Anyway, our point with this old item? It seems Wyrsch turned his radio off -- possibly in an attempt not to scare said jumper -- which effectively cut off all possibly effective communication with police