carcarl nolte wrote that in thoe days the city was compromised of only the northeastern section of san francisco and there was a county which was everything else. in the last 100 years, although it's populated with established neighborhoods, the county still does not have a high pressure water system for firefighting. and as a result, it's a very dangerous place today. for example, earlier this year, there was a gas main fire at parker and gerry in the richmond district. this fire, taking hours to extinguish, required host lines to be connect the to low hydrants blocks away. every street in san francisco has a gas main, just like the one on gerry boulevard and every house has a gas connection. in the next big earthquake that we all know is coming, it is estimated that it could be as many as 20 simultaneous fires in unprotected areas. each fire requiring multiple units to fight it and only a handful of 18 trucks are in use today. this would not be adequate to deal with the inch of that magnitude. therefore, our urgent need is to equipment the san francisco fire department with host tend