San Francisco Fire Department
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| City |
 San Francisco
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| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1866 |
| Annual calls | 135,091 (2015) |
| Employees | 1,449 (2012) |
| Annual budget | $326,072,813 (2012) |
| Staffing | Career |
| Fire chief | Joanne Hayes-White |
| EMS level | ALS & BLS |
| IAFF | 798 |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Divisions | 2 |
| Battalions | 9 |
| Stations | 45 |
| Engines | 44 |
| Trucks | 20 |
| Ambulances | 16 ALS |
| Tenders | 1 |
| HAZMAT | 1 |
| USAR | 1 |
| Airport crash | 4 |
| Wildland | 4 - Mini-Pumpers |
| Fireboats | 3 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
| IAFF website | |
The San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) provides fire and emergency medical services to the City and County of San Francisco, California. The San Francisco Fire Department, along with the San Francisco Police Department and San Francisco Sheriff's Department, serves an estimated population of 1.4 million people, which includes the approximately 850,000 citizens residing in the 47.5 square miles (123 km2) of San Francisco (including Treasure Island, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, the San Francisco International Airport, and the Presidio of San Francisco/Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Volunteer companies were first formed in the city in 1850, and a paid staff established in 1866. In 1906, the department was considered on a par with those of the larger cities on the East Coast, but found itself reduced to fighting the fire of 1906 in the quake aftermath with axes and shovels, as most of the city's water mains were broken and cisterns drained. Fire Chief Dennis T. Sullivan suffered mortal wounds in his home by a falling chimney early in the disaster and subsequently died in the hospital.
They have recently gotten another fireboat. The SFFD has two fireboats that are docked at Pier 22 1⁄2. Fireboat 1, the Phoenix, was constructed in 1954 and is fitted with three deck monitors, a water town and two under pier monitors. Fireboat 2, the Guardian, was constructed in 1950 and is the oldest fireboat in the fleet. Both boats are 89-foot (27 m) and outfitted with two 500 horsepower (370 kW) engines giving them top speeds of 12.5 knots (14.4 mph; 23.2 km/h) (Guardian) and 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h) (Phoenix). A third new 85-foot fireboat (Fireboat 3) is as yet unnamed. It was delivered to SFFD on July 25, 2016 and is planned to be unveiled and put into service sometime in October 2016. A contest for children Grades K-8 (ended May 27, 2016) was held to name the vessel and will be announced at its unveiling.
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