chief for almost seven years. mayor gavin newsom appointed me as the fire chief about seven years ago. today is a really important day. does anybody know what we're about to get ready to do? a fire drill. you are close. an earthquake drill. fire drill, earthquake drill. is the same message, everybody needs to be prepared. we're working closely to make sure we keep each and everyone of you, your families, your school, and your home is safe. the big message today is that in san francisco, we have to be prepared for an earthquake. one of the ways we do it is to prepare ourselves by having a drill. every october, is a really important month for disaster preparedness. in 1989, there was a large