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Crews ‘mitigate’ gas leak after car crashes into Bayview home
Firefighters in San Francisco responded Monday morning to the city’s Bayview neighborhood, where a car ran into a house, resulting in a gas leak. The car hit a home...Read More
Department mourns fallen San Francisco firefighter who died after airport blaze
A firefighter with the San Francisco Fire Department a little more than a week ago after battling a blaze at a San Francisco International Airport parking structure, fire officials...Read More
All residents find shelter after Market Street supportive housing fire
Hotel rooms have been secured for all 80-plus residents who were displaced by a two-alarm fire Sunday at San Francisco’s National Hotel at 1137 Market St., District 6 Supervisor...Read More
Fire victim dies after rescue from burning Sunnyside home
A woman rescued by firefighters from a burning home on Monday in San Francisco’s Sunnyside neighborhood succumbed to her injuries, San Francisco Fire Department officials confirmed. Firefighters responded to...Read More
Officials say fatal Cole Valley fire not considered suspicious
While the cause of a two-alarm fire that killed a 78-year-old man early Wednesday in San Francisco’s Cole Valley remains under investigation, the blaze is not considered suspicious, fire...Read More
Crews contain Glen Park residential fire with no injuries
A one-alarm fire in San Francisco’s Glen Park neighborhood on Sunday morning has been contained, fire officials said. Crews responded about 6 a.m. to the blaze at 208 Surrey...Read More
Breed proposes new response team to handle wellness checks
In the ongoing effort to divert nonviolent 911 and 311 calls from police, San Francisco Mayor London Breed is proposing a second response team that would provide medical or...Read More
‘I thought I was going to die’: Rescue team saves three Ocean Beach swimmers from rip current
One adult and two preteen boys were rescued from the surf at Ocean Beach in San Francisco around 5 p.m. Sunday. According to a San Francisco Fire Department spokesman,...Read More
One person suffers serious burn injuries in North Panhandle house fire
San Francisco firefighters are investigating a blaze Saturday evening that caused serious injuries to one person, who was transported to a burn unit for treatment. Firefighters responded to the...Read More
Crews rescue unconscious driver from burning vehicle
A driver was rescued and has been hospitalized following a fiery solo-vehicle accident Sunday morning at the Presidio, the San Francisco Fire Department said. Crews responded to the crash...Read More
Firefighters find person dead in tent after blaze
A person was found dead in a tent on fire in San Francisco’s Bayview District late Tuesday night, according to police. Officers responded at 11:55 p.m. to the tent...Read More
Fire engulfs garbage truck on northbound Highway 101
Crews are at the scene of a garbage truck fire Friday morning on U.S. Highway 101 in San Francisco near the Cesar Chavez Street offramp. The fire, reported about...Read More
Rescue crews save swimmers stranded below Dead Man’s Point
A Christmas Eve morning swim along the San Francisco coast went awry when two swimmers got stuck on rocks just below Dead Man’s Point, prompting an emergency rescue from...Read More
Crews quickly extinguish two San Francisco fires
Crews made quick work of two San Francisco fires Saturday morning. The first broke out at an encampment under a southbound Interstate Highway 280 ramp near the King Street exit,...Read More
Six people suffer injuries in separate SF apartment fires
Four people were injured Friday morning in three-alarm structure fire at an apartment building in San Francisco’s Financial District. The fire broke out at 440 Davis Court, according to...Read More
Firefighter in critical condition after hose line strikes him in head
A San Francisco firefighter is in critical condition Monday evening after he was struck by hose line, fire officials said. The firefighter responded at 3:30 p.m. Monday to a...Read More
Fire department water team rescues missing adult at Battery Crosby Cliffs
Firefighters and rescue crews have rescued one adult who had gone missing at the Battery Crosby Cliffs in the Presidio. San Francisco Fire Department reported a cliff rescue shortly...Read More
Joint investigation looks into circumstances surrounding firefighter’s death
Officials with the San Francisco Fire Department, the San Francisco Police Department and the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health are conducting a joint investigation into the death...Read More
San Francisco firefighter dies in training accident
A San Francisco firefighter tragically died Wednesday morning as a result of a training accident. Firefighter and paramedic Jason Cortez was injured in a company-level drill when he fell...Read More
Fire department rescues father, child stuck on Fort Funston cliff
A father and his young child were safely rescued from a cliff at Fort Funston on Saturday morning, fire officials said. The pair were out for a walk about...Read More