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>> >> good morning, everybody and welcome to treasure island. i know a lot of you don't get out here too often except on emergencies. we are standing in front of the new station 48 which is a critical public safety facility on treasure island. there is only

one fire station. months ago when mohamed and i and staff visited that station, we heard personal testimony from firefighters about the living conditions, and, you know, part from being their office, firefighters have to live here on a 24/7 bases. so we walked through it and realized we had a substandard station on many different accounts. i was a pprised by this by our union leadership and as i have with treasure island in general and i'm thankful to bob beck for being here. he is the infrastructure type guy and i had a chance to work with him through public works and mohamed to make sure this project got done on time

and within budget. that's true, right, mohamed? [ laughter ] that's why i think the entire fire commission is here because not only do they know how important this is, but they also wanted to show their appreciation for the work that was done here because it is the quality of life that the firefighters have to live on a daily basis in being out here. i want to just thank everyone from the union, the firefighters themselves, battalion chiefs, the chief herself who led me on a personal tour here and of course treasure island and all the different agencies represented here from the department of emergency management to our building inspectors and inspection was done here by the fire department and staff. we all collaborated together to make sure this got done. i'm thankful because the station

will be occupied immediately. people want to make sure they are living in good conditions as they then sacrifice for anything that would happen on this island and given the status of this island and this infrastructure, anything can happen and it has happened. i know that we are in that turning point in recreating and island for many residents and businesses and it's about to happen towards the end of this year but in looking forward to that we need to make sure the emergency services are here intact tried go -- read to go and i want to make sure that happens. we have to make sure our island is safe and the people who provide that service are safe as well. we are thinking about all the different angles to make sure this is

accomplished. we are also here not just to celebrate this addition but some funding that we planned with the board of supervisors. she knows firsthand and in fact she's been in my office more than once and when her presence is there, it's felt i say that with a lot of love. we are making great progress to keep our city and our residents safe. this is at a time when we are experience ag strong growth in our neighborhoods. as you know we recently opened or public safety building in mission bay and that includes a dedicated campus to or police department and headquarters and brand new fire station which i'm very proud of because it's showing some of the state of the art facilities

that hopefully the few station have including the cleaning apparatus. we hear how firefighters are impacted in their lives that those toxic agreed audience -- ingredients are not washed off quickly. working with the fire department staff we announced additional fire staff to the fire department that will be replacing more than 40% of our ambulance fleet and working to reduce the 911 systems and demands and we made those announcements with so very dedicated work that the group put together. we put together a time line we would use to invest in a new facility to employ the statute and keef

our residents safe. we are all doing this with an eye towards the growing neighborhoods in the city and across the city and making sure we are prepared for a big event as well as the >>council >>council member don -- day events to make sure we have the resources to ensure the fire department grows at the same time our city grows. the next 2-year budget will include two, tom, two new emergency medical teams, our paramedic academies over the next 2 fiscal years, with the very first graduates expected to be in the field at the end of june of this year and the second class to be conducted in the summer of 2016. this was an $8.6 million investment that will make sure

that more than 33 emt's are on our streets and responding to 911 calls. in addition we will have and conduct four firefighter training academies with our first graduates expected to be in the field by the end of this year, december 2015. that is an additional $6 million investment. that would deliver some 82 new firefighters to our ranks. [ applause ] it's got to be there. you know the fire department never works alone. they have to work in tandem with the 911 dispatching center. so we've taken this opportunity to announce threonine -- 911 emergency dispatching classes working over time in order to

address our increasing call volume. those at task will be taking the 911 emergency calls summer of 2015 and this is a $3 million investment. i know that people here are happy not just because they get resources, but because their jobs are all about making sure they are at a standard in which they can tell the residents and neighborhoods we will be there in time in case something happens. they can't say that without this incredible investment we are making and we are glad to do it. we will continue to fund emergency vehicles including ambulances, fire engines and fire trucks. and we'll fund infrastructure improvements to fire stations a public safety radio station to fire and police departments. together these it and infrastructure investment will represent an additional total of $12.2 million in new investments. we'll continue to invest

in technology and innovation and with data initiatives that analyze all the 911 calls to make sure that we are meeting all the emergency service metrics that we are held up and accountable for. as i announced earlier this month we will invest in a team that will care for patients that rely on the 911 system for health care to prevent and maybe reduce the 911 calls that has been our objective. we would do that by working with our home teams and our hot teams in assigning paramedics and outreach specialist to help connect patients to non-emergency resources to decrease the 911 calls. so all told, today's announcement is increasing our fire department budget by $35.7 million in the next 2 years and [ applause ]

thank you. and also increasing our department of emergency management's budget by $11.6 million both total $47.3 million in the next 2 years. this, i think represents a lot of discusses, a lot of assessments, a lot of going forward and analyzing need but also responding to the call that our public needs more. i was at yet again another budget town hall and have gone to a total of 11 of them and by golly, fire department, you have a lot of constituents that know about your budget and they know the details and the number of the paramedics that i need to put on the street. they have been telling me that they would really appreciate when the calls come there is a paramedic literally to respond on these

calls because sometimes it isn't just fires anymore, it's all kinds of emergencies that the chief knows very well w that, i think this is not only good news but a reflection of the economy that this city has. we are glad to do this. this is an important part of our city and we spend a couple of hours with them telling me how we need to get things done properly. emergency medical response is critical to our neighborhood. i would like to introduce someone who is no stranger to emergency management and also one that takes up this leadership in her capacity as board president and that's supervisor london breed. >>supervisor london breed: wow, mr. mayor. that is an incredible announcement. i'm really

excited about this. if any of you have had the sad experience of waiting for an ambulance, a minute can feel like hours. as you know in the past year i have been a strong critic of some of the challenges in the department. as a result the mayor put together a task force of fire department leaders and other emergency personnel and folks in the mayor's office and my office to try to come up with a plan. i know that i'm a very impatient person so i wanted action yesterday, but putting together this plan and working with a number of different city officials to develop the right approach to dealing with this problem has gotten us here today. a lot of great suggestions. we have a lot of folks who are retiring. we have changes in our city infrastructure. we have changes in our population and we need to make sure that we are investing in the department now so that we can meet the needs of our growing population in the city and county of san

francisco. public safety has been a real high priority for me and i appreciate the partnership that the mayor's office and the mayor and i have had over the years. we have worked together to try and resolve this problem. it's going to take a little time, once the investment is made. we are moving forward in the right direction. i'm excited about the graduate class, the new paramedics, 45 new paramedics will hit our streets. last year we put out 19 ambulance. we will hopefully deliver the results that we as city of san francisco deserves. i'm excited about this. i'm going to continue to make sure that i work with the mayor and work with our department to provide them the resources they need and to hold them accountable to

use those resources in a quick manner to ensure public safety. this is a really great and really incredible investment. i don't recall this type of investment made before and we are going to make this investment to change the department for the better and move in this direction and i'm excited about not just for the city but the men and women who serve our fire department who wants to save lives and want to have the resources to do their jobs to serve the residents in our city. this is going to make it better for them and overall this is going to lead to better results for the residents of the county and city of san francisco. at this time i would like to bring forward the fire

commission andrea evans. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. i also just want to thank everyone who is here. to me, at the end of the day, a budget is a reflection of your values. i want to really thank the mayor's office and the board of supervisors for valuing the fire department and the services that the fire department provides to our residents and the visitors to the city. as president breed touched on this is a huge investment and something that the chief and the commission and others here have been lobbying here and advocating for and as the mayor and citizens pointed out for the city and lobbying for these kinds of investments because there is a recognition. we provide first class service to the men and women of this department. when they respond, you will get the best care possible. but they need more resources. they want to be able to do more and do better and get

to you faster. this will enable the fire department to improve and as the city grows we are able to meet the challenges with the growing city and population. i want to on behalf of the fire commission really thank the mayor and president breed for support and for recognizing the value that the fire department has in the city. thank you very much. i would like to introduce our leader chief joy and his wife. [ applause ] >> thank you, good morning, everyone. thank you for coming out to treasure island. the building behind us will become operational tomorrow. we are very excited about that and thankful to our members that have had less than pristine conditions in the past. they have been very patient. we would like to thank those this station 48. thank you for your patience. looking very sharp in his suit is captain

mike dlan. thank you. he's been a great leader. i would like to thank the mayor for investing and advocating for public safety. he has always done so and it's very much appreciated. admittedly it's been a stormy period, no doubt about it but i'm happy to report that this storm is clearing and the fire department is heading in the right direction in terms of funding. it has been nearly a decade where we've had to reduce our operating budget and it's been very difficult. i'm very proud of the men and women of the fire department who have maintained their professionalism and dedication over the time. we have been able to provide services with reduced budgets. we are very excited to hear about the mayor's announcement and it came from a lot of teamwork. teamwork no. 1 to get this station built in record time and a beautiful facility. if you are

interested in touring we are doing this right after this and all of those who took part in station 48, department of public works and department of building inspection and partnership with the dem making sure that's where it starts and they are true partners and sometimes the unsung heroes, the dispatchers and the calls that take us where we need to go. that's how the mayor runs his city with the expected teamwork. there is someone i want to point out. he should be standing up here. i just met him this morning. mr. taylor. he's a project manager on this. thank you very much. we have also section chief melanie brown, all 46 will be graduating friday this week.

they will become emt's and will continue to move this department forward as we see our city growing and our economy improving. i would also like to acknowledge supervisor breed and for all of their effort and really it's truly the leadership of mayor lee and he gets it and we are very fortunate to have him as our city's leader. with that i would like to conclude. i'm happy to take individual questions after, but we are really proud of this facility, we would like to tour you around. thank you for coming out. >> >> [ applause ] >> >>.

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