it and offered firefighter insurance would not pay for it. we fund up to $3,000 and that usually takes care of genomic testing, and gives the firefighter the opportunity to draw upon immunotherapies that are directly related and targeted to the type of cancer the individual has, and save them the one-size-fits-all chemotherapy that is continually used for various forms of cancer through the studies that we have had, it has opened the eyes of the profession to the point where cultural changes are now coming into play. firefighters now realize that probably one of the most dangerous times during this is during the overhaul process when all these chemicals put off gas and there are a lot of chemicals , and if you are to ask a chemist if these chemicals synergistically work and to become a more toxic when they are combined the way they are, they are not able to answer the question. is extremely important that firefighters protect themselves during the overhaul process. i know some chiefs in san francisco have thought

kim ringeisen/donating items to firefighters:"oh absolutely."i gonzalez/reporting:"because you have extensive experience." kim ringeisen/donating items to firefighters:"i'm also a combat veteran but this was unimaginable."natsafter watching our story of a firefighter losing his home in paradise..."i was looking for a firefighter with a family that i could donate to and then i came kim and his their home in a show of compassion. kim ringeisen/donating items to firefighters:"this is all the stuff we've donated and wi dolls."connecting with a fire department in oroville and giving away everything that could fit into a 26-foot storage truck...kim ringeisen/donating items to firefighters:"we want to turnkey everybody back up in their lives so they can put this behind them and move forward."an act of generosity helping dozens of firefighters who've lost their homes.kim ringeisen/donating items to firefighters:"we didn't lose something to a fire very abruptly. so for us, i think it's good that if we can donate everything we have, we'll start over. they

i am firefighter. i work at station one. i'm the president of the asian firefighters association. i am a cancer survivor, and a cancer fighter. we believe the qualities that the next chief needs to have is someone that is vested in our department and someone who is vested in our department is someone who is from our department. not someone from outside. this person needs to have gone through our experiences, and specifically supporting our cancer foundation, and other things is that this person understands san francisco firefighters. on the challenges that we face daily. the only way i can see that is through someone who has been in the department for a number of years, that we have worked with, and knows the experience themselves and experience the challenges that we face in this city. the multitude of challenges. so i implored the commissioners and the chiefs and the mayor to hopefully hire a chief of department from within the department. thank you. >> thank you very much. any further public comment? please come forward. >> good morning. i am a retired san francisco firefighter

making the lives a little better for firefighters down the road. this is an issue that we will not forget about. i appreciate that. >> just before closing, i would like to mention one thing. the standard that tony was talking about, you have to remember there are members of the chemical industry that set -- sit on this board. so sometimes -- >> conflict of interest perhaps. >> exactly. i will leave you with that. >> thank you again. >> my pleasure. >> certainly. commissioner covington had a follow-up question. >> thank you very much. on this, can you please make sure that our commission secretary has your powerpoint. we were furiously taking notes appear. if she could distribute your powerpoint, that would be great. thank you. >> thank you very much. madam secretary, i would like to table item seven, the drone policy update in deference to time, since we have a number of items we have to go into closed session on. lets table that for our next meeting, and i would like you to call item eight please. >> item eight. commission report. report on commis

he connected with oroville firefighters and his household items will end up helping dozens of firefightersat lost their homes. kim has 14 rears of search and rescue experience but say what is he saw at the campfire was just unimaginable. betty yu, kpix5. >>> firefighters who helped battle the campfire got a special surprise at the 49ers game today. the team honored them on the field before kick off. a firefighter holding a california strong flag. same slogan appeared on the giant screen. >>> a cirque du soleil performing hurt during a show. >>> the new device police usually use now in the hands of private owners. >> don't be fooled. this storm is treacherous. >> white out conditions in north carolina. and tonight how the snow, sleet and freezing rain is shutting down the state. california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours. and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone

these young firefighters standing to get in to back up to firefighters behind me, this has to stop. a repeat of 1906 and it's may happen on your watch. the next fire chief has to understand history and has to put an end to this. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> good evening, commissioners. i am lieutenant heather buren. i am in the department in 1987. this is my 21st year in the force. i currently am a lieutenant in the fillmore district, paramedic, past president of the united fire service women and board member. i live in the city that loves this department. characteristics that i think we can agree on and i have heard with the water supply folks imagination. i have heard imagination, firefighter experience and knowledge of our job, vision, strength, leadership integrity, humor. these are things everyone in the next agree we want our next chief to have. allow me to be more specific. i am going to ask you to consider three additional areas of focus that i would like our new chief to direct their attentions and funds to. we all know the mission of the san francisco fire depa

cops like to become firefighters. he went down and taught them basically fire operations, what to look for, what to do, what nonot to do, how to stay safe. help us because we had issues and we don't want them to be victims in the fire. we need to access the street, building. it is a good collaboration. the chief is working with the department of emergency management, coast guard and others for a disaster. if a bridge goes down, if the bridges go down in the earthquake, how are the members living outside of the city going to get here? he is working with the coast guard and the ferries to vet who has priority on the boat. it is first responders and medical personnel. he is working on that plan. chief cochran went to a vertical terrorism exercise with fdny in san francisco recently. they did a fire with an active shooter in a high rise. it was taught by one of the first chiefs at 9/11 in new york. he said it was really helpful. mayor bride was there. he is continuing to work with the chief and the police department on up

two other people including a firefighter were hurt. it happened just before 1:00 this morning at home on clay street. the division chief says the fire started on the second floor where the living room and kitchen were and the injured firefighter has already been treated and released. the second person hurt in the fire suffered severe burns and was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> some san francisco police officers are being hailed as heroes after saving a woman's life at sfo on wednesday morning. bobby chung who is part of the airport your was alerted when will was found unresponsive in his farewell. when he reached the woman she did not have a pulse. he began cpr and radioed for an automated external defibrillator. officers ryan mariano and christopher guiles responded and together they were able to save the woman's life. the police chief says he is proud of his officers and added to exemplify what it means to be one of san francisco's finest. >>> 7:35 am. part one imp

san francisco has the largest firefighter toy program in the country.hey are hoping this last minute pub will keep needy children from falling through the cracks. >>> let's look outside, the dublin camera, pretty light for the most part. 5:86, 80 interchange, it's always packed in the mornings around this time. gianna franco will have the full traffic report when we come back. ♪ there's no place like home for the holidays ♪ ♪ 'cause no matter how far away you roam ♪ ♪ if you want to be happy in a million ways ♪ ♪ for the holidays you can't beat home sweet home ♪ >>> to the south bay, temperatures in the upper 40s in san jose can partly cloudy skies, we are tracking a strong system, bringing increasing rain and wind. we will time it out with the full forecast in a few minutes. >>> the last minute shoppers need to take their umbrellas. >> rain jacket with a hoodie. >> everyone done with their shopping? >> yes. >> pretty much. >> my husband does the same, he is like, how are we doing? i'm like how are we doing? >>> let's check the roadways. we are going th

firefighters have remained on the scene going through the debris here. can see they've removed a bunch of the debris from the home already. they're trying to figure out exactly how it started, and also checking for hot spots inside the wall. they look like they're starting to finish up the mop-up now as many of the trucks have left the scene. we'll try to get more information for you as it becomes available. they are not releasing the names of the victims at this point, still trying to get a hold of family members and let them know what happened here on this tragic fire in san francisco on christmas eve. we're live in san francisco, thom jenson, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, thom. >>> in oakland police are looking for the person who shot and killed another person near a nightclub. shots were fired around franklin street. motive has not been revealed but a $5,000 reward is being offered for tips leading to an arrest. >>> a high-profile court appearance is set in connection with a killing of a woman at a bate station. police say he stabbed ni

kim ringeisen/donating items to firefighters:"oh absolutely."nzalez/reporting:"because you have extensive experience." kim ringeisen/donating items to firefighters:"i'm also a combat veteran but this was unimaginable."natsafter watching our story of a firefighter losing his home in paradise..."i was looking for a firefighter with a family that i could donate to and then i came onto your site." kim and his wife emptied their home in a show of compassion. kim ringeisen/donating items to firefighters:"this is all the stuff we've donated and including dolls that my wife makes. these are handmade dolls."connecting with a fire department in oroville and giving away everything that could fit into a 26-foot storage truck...kim ringeisen/donating items to firefighters:"we want to turnkey everybody back up in their lives so they can put this behind them and move forward."an act of generosity helping dozens of firefighters who've lost their homes.kim ringeisen/donating items to firefighters:"we didn't lose something to a fire very abruptly. so for us, i th

a firefighter also in the hospital right now. when firefighters tried to enter the home after that fire started at 1:00 this morning, they opened the front door and there was a huge flash of fire that came at them knocking a firefighter down and burning him. the two burn victims went to st. francis in san francisco. one person is dead. sit a 3-story house, firefighters now trying to figure out how this started. >>> we want to get a check on weather and traffic right now. it's christmas eve. as we saw with the golden gate bridge shot, is there going to be a lot of traffic today? >> hopefully not. >> big changes ahead. we are tracking a strong storm system, bringing increasing rain and wind. er we will time it out in a few minutes. a live look, taking you to san jose, the airport, looking at temperatures in san jose at 48. 49 concord, santa rosa, 52 oak land as well as downtown san francisco. livermore coming in at 43s hi- def doppler, quiet for the moment, things will be changing very quickly as we are tracking that strong cold fr

the inmates set -- 250 gallon propane tank exploded, injuring two firefighters, one firefighters reach building, authorities compared it to a fire that consumed germany in 1943 during world war ii. >> that community was bombed relentlessly, it definitely caused utter destruction as far as a firestorm going through their. paradise looks area -- utterly devastated, world war ii pictures are similar to that. >> fire officials say the report will be used as an educational tool to help future wildfires. >>> accusing pg&e utilities of falsifying records, the utilities commission says an investigation by staff found that pg&e utilities didn't have enough crews to find and mark national gas pipelines between 2012 and 2017, because of the shortage, regulators say that pg&e utilities may have pressured supervisors to complete the work anyway, leaving supervisors to falsify records. the utility has already been convicted of felonies from the pipeline explosion that killed eight people. >> after the needless deaths of eight people, pg&e utilities is still falsifying gas price records, putting thei

(grant)firefighters doing their part to help fire victims.... as long after the fires have gone out....the need to help survivors... persists. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (grant) while the victims of the camp fire are still trying to rebuild their lives, cal fire teamed up with local firefighters to help make the process a little easier during the holidays. (vicki) kron 4's sanaz tahernia was at the san francisco toy headquarters this morning taking a look at a special event the san francisco fire department is hosting. the holiday season can be tough for some people, but it's especially difficult for the victims of the camp fire. san francisco firefighters and cal fire are well aware of this, so they're making sure to them bring smiles."we're going to deliver a van full of toys up there to make the holiday season a little brighter for all the kids that are living in shelters right now"they packed their van fullof toys for the 315 ponderosa elementary students who wer

evan potter/son of firefighter"he has a lot of patches!" (vicki) that was alexandria hoff reporting. and to put it into perspective just how many people helped evan... out of all the boxes full of patches you saw under the tree-- there ere still eight more waiting for him at the firehouse. (ken) a christmas surprise at a coffee shop in sacramento... despite not having any snow. a snow man was delivered just in time for christmas. an employee at the old soul coffee shop says someone brought snow down from south lake tahoe-- and built the snowman. people were stopping by all day on christmas eve to take pictures with the snowman. (vicki) now lets get a check on the weather with meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez. expect chilly overnight lows because of decreasing winds tonight, clear skies and falling dew points in the bay area. temperatures will likely fall into the 30s and lower 40s. the coldest valley locations may also see some patchy frost during the late night and early morning hours. dry and seasonal conditions will prevail this week, wit

firefighters adopted eight families. this year, they provide for 250 families. >> it is a blessing to have turkey and the staples that go along. it lasted a while. they can have potatoes, potatoes, potatoes. that would be cool. took the leading hand fantasia and is giving 15 food boxes.>> these guys are definitely naughty. [ laughter ] >> reporter: she is raising her grandchildren. >> i think it is absolutely wonderful. i have a great deal of respect for first responders. it is beautiful what they are doing for families in oakland. >> reporter: lola is busy. >> i am a great grandma raising these grandchildren, a 6 and 10- year-old. >> it can be hard when they asked for thinks she cannot afford. she is grateful for help she gets. >> i cannot explain in words how important it is to have them available. it makes a difference between having it and not or being able to do some of the things i am unable because of the help of the firefighters. >> reporter: she doesn't have everything she needs, she gives back when she can't th

>>> now at noon, a firefighter is among those rushed to the hospital after a deadly fire at a pricey bay area home. >>> good afternoon and thank you for joining us, i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. let's get right to kpix 5's anne makovec who was live at the scene in san francisco this afternoon with the very latest. anne? >> reporter: yeah right now firefighters are looking at the possibility that christmas decorations may have originally sparked this fire. it started on the second story street. and the couple who lived above it was trapped. at about 1:00 this morning, an elderly couple was asleep in a third story bedroom as a fire ignited in their second story living room. blocking the staircase they normally use to get out. >> the windows would have been the only way for them to escape. and that just was not possible at this time. >> reporter: when firefighters arrived on scene, they tried to rescue the couple. but the man was pronounced dead once they pulled him out. the woman was taken to the conditional. severe burns in a firefighter was also burned as he and s alitc