SF News Report: SF Fire Department Has Sedated 4,000 People In Less Than Five Years A recent lawsuit highlighted the seemingly outrageous non-consensual use of sedatives on a protester. Turns out this is an everyday practice, and the SF Fire Department apparently does it two or three times a day.
SF News SF Firefighter Allegedly Shot Oakland Man In Puppy-Breeding Dispute A 29-year-old San Francisco Fire Department member appeared in an Alameda County Court Tuesday morning on charges that he not only ripped off an Oakland puppy breeder, but fired several bullets at him too.
SF News Man Requires Rescue From Outcropping Below Cliff House Popular With Taggers A man who may or may not have been up to no good required a rescue from the Fire Department early Monday morning after apparently going over the wall beside the Cliff House.
SF News At Least Four People Displaced by Three-Alarm Richmond District Fire; Local Journalist's Dogs Rescued From Fast-Growing Blaze Saturday afternoon, a fire at 324 10th Avenue, between Geary Boulevard and Clement Street in San Francisco grew into a three-alarm blaze. An adult male was rescued, as were two cats and two dogs — the latter pair of canines belonging to ABC7's Dion Lim.
SF News Active Shooter Drill In Sunset District Creates Misunderstanding, SFPD Descends on Treasure Island The San Francisco Fire Department apparently created confusion Wednesday for the San Francisco Police Department with an active shooter drill they were conducting.
SF News SF Firefighter Talks COVID Fears, and About a Crazy Weekend of Ocean Beach Rescues in August 2020 San Francisco firefighter and paramedic Sam Gebler was featured on the public radio program "This American Life" over the weekend recalling a particularly crazy workday last August — and how COVID has come to color so much of what he and his colleagues have faced on the job over the last year.
Arts & Entertainment 111 Minna Gallery Damaged By Small Fire A one-alarm fire broke out Wednesday morning at the beloved bar/gallery and entertainment space 111 Minna, and it's not yet known what the extent of the damage was.
Arts & Entertainment SF Fire Stations Revive 70-Year-Old Tradition: Competing Holiday Decorations The San Francisco Fire Department is doing something this year that it hasn't done since the late 1940s in having firehouses compete to see who creates the best holiday decoration display.
SF News San Francisco's Newest Fire Station Floats Into Place at Pier 22 1/2 Early Thursday morning, a first-of-its-kind floating firehouse sailed across the Bay to its new permanent home at Pier 22 1/2, and it's part of the San Francisco Fire Department's preparedness efforts for earthquakes and other disasters.
SF News Highrise Fire At Gateway Apartments Injures Four, Displaces Dozens A fire that began on the 11th Floor of 440 Davis Court in San Francisco led to a late-night evacuation of several floors of the Financial District highrise, and injured at least four residents.
SF News San Francisco Firefighter Dies During Routine Training In Mission District An SF firefighter died Wednesday after falling from a fire escape at the SF Fire Department's training facility at 19th and Folsom streets in the Mission.
SF News Over 100 Fires Linked To Fireworks in SF Saturday; 'Park Fire' in Morgan Hill Prompts Evacuations The deafening sounds of illegal fireworks going off rang across the Bay Area Saturday night. Included in that soundtrack of thunderous claps were fire truck sirens resounding left and right as they drove to battle blazes — with one still-growing South Bay fire now 343 acres large.
SF News Update: SFFD Crews Will Continue Monitoring Pier 45 Through Memorial Day, Fishing Companies Devastated Saturday’s four-alarm fire at Pier 45 damaged a quarter of the dock's structures, filling the clouds with smoke and blanketing nearby cars in ash. SF firefighters will continue monitoring the area for hot spots today and tomorrow, and fishing businesses are now reporting catastrophic losses.
SF News Four-Alarm Fire Breaks Out at India Basin Warehouse, No Injuries Reported A four-alarm fire enveloped an India Basin warehouse last night, according to the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD). The blaze was later contained by 11:35 p.m., but the charred warehouse eventually collapsed and an adjacent restaurant, Bonanza, sustained substantial damage.
SF News [Update] Father and Daughter Die In Mission Terrace House Fire An overnight blaze in the Mission Terrace neighborhood has claimed the life of a father and daughter, as well as the family dog.
SF News Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White Feted After 15-Year Tenure Sunday marked the last day of Joanne Hayes-White's tenure as chief of the San Francisco Fire Department, a position she's held since 2004 in a department she's served in for 29 years.
SF News One Dead In Fast-Moving San Francisco House Fire #102917WF1 UPDATE FIRE 44 MOLIMO DR CONTAINED 1st Alarm 1 fatality 1 victim 1 Displaced Und. Investigation 554 am pic.twitter.com/anFw3d30ue — San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) October 29, 2017 One person is
SF News Man Fights For Life Following Crash Into Golden Gate Park Trees Three people were injured, one severely, after two drivers passing through Golden Gate Park lost control and slammed into some nearby trees. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the crash occurred at
SF News SFFD Swiftly Contains Smoky Wildfire At Lands End Fire spotted from baker beach @sffdpio pic.twitter.com/amF7IDMntZ — Rheal (@Madebyrheal) October 25, 2017 Firefighters quickly managed a wildfire in San Francisco Tuesday night, even though they faced numerous obstacles on the
SF News [Update] Major Wildfires Spread Through Bay Area Wine Country Filling SF Skies With Smoke Last update: 12:30 p.m. Multiple large and fast-moving wildfires burning in Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties have prompted mass evacuations, burned hundreds of homes and businesses, and filled the skies
SF News Three Rescued, Cat Missing After Blaze Breaks Out In SF High-Rise A two-alarm fire at a San Francisco apartment tower injured two people this morning, and a cat is still missing following the blaze. According to tweets from the San Francisco Fire Department,
SF News Three Injured In Wednesday Morning House Fire In SF #092017WF1 UPDATE 2 3 victims -1 adults Critical -1 adult moderate burns -1 child moderate -6 adults displaced 212 Hrs fire und control pic.twitter.com/JB5SIyTKB9 — San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) September 20,
SF News Giant Tree Falls In SF, Trapping Driver Inside Porsche Tree falls on Porsche & Audi in SF. #outerrichmond @kron4news One person inside Porsche is okay but had to be rescued... pic.twitter.com/2bDGcCVlZG — J.R. Stone (@jrstone4) September 13, 2017 An
SF News SF Air Regulators Issue Russian Consulate Citation Over Smoke; Kremlin Calls It A 'Russophobic Stunt' Bay Area Air District cites now-closed #SF #Russian consulate for smoke violation on Spare the Air day https://t.co/GFekKSMqP8 pic.twitter.com/bfjv7LM9AF — KRON4 News (@kron4news) September 12, 2017 Remember
SF News SFFD Battalion Chief Admits He Slapped Female Co-Worker In Westlake Joe's Brawl SFFD Battalion Chief Sam Romero (yearbook pic left, mug rt) allegedly had fight w/gf at Daly City restaurant last night, case on way to DA pic.twitter.com/I9u8Nd0mQE — Melanie Woodrow (@MelanieWoodrow)
