my name is amanda guma and i'm here to provide a brief presentation on our audits and findings recommendations. on 9th, we were directed to conduct an audit with the effectiveness of recruitment, hiring and promotion at the san francisco fire department as well as to look at the overtime staffing practices at the fire department. we are initiated our project on july 23rd. our report was released on january 13th, it includes 6 findings and 19 recommendations. the fire department of current structured has 43 fire stations and three stations at san francisco international airport and station 49 which the station from ambulances are deployed throughout the city. they're currently as of october 2013, ,131,393 unformed employees at the fire department. 1,070 are in fire suppression and 323 are in emergency medical services. the fire department has the fifth largest department budget in the city. and its resources are derived from the general fund. total projected expenditures for the fire department and fiscal year totalled on -- >> we're having a technical glitch here. in 1997, the city's ems emerg