i know what they need to be successful. >> i have known jeanine nicholson since we worked together at station 15. i have always held her in the highest regard. since she is the chief she has infused the department with optimism. she is easy to approach and is concerned with the firefighters and paramedics. i appreciate that she is concerned with the issues relevant to the fire department today. >> there is a retired captain who started the cancer prevention foundation 10 years ago because he had cancer and he noticed fellow firefighters were getting cancer. he started looking into it. in 2012 i was diagnosed with breast canner, and some of my fellow firefighters noticed there are a lot of women in the san francisco fire department, premenopausal in their 40s getting breast cancer. it was a higher rate than the general population. we were working with workers comp to make it flow more easily for our members so they didn't have to worry about the paper work when they go through chemo. the turnout gear was covered with suit. it was a badge to have that all over your coat and face and hel

i know what they need to be successful. >> i have known jeanine nicholson since we worked together at station 15. i have always held her in the highest regard. since she is the chief she has infused the department with optimism. she is easy to approach and is concerned with the firefighters and paramedics. i appreciate that she is concerned with the issues relevant to the fire department today. >> there is a retired captain who started the cancer prevention foundation 10 years ago because he had cancer and he noticed fellow firefighters were getting cancer. he started looking into it. in 2012 i was diagnosed with breast canner, and some of my fellow firefighters noticed there are a lot of women in the san francisco fire department, premenopausal in their 40s getting breast cancer. it was a higher rate than the general population. we were working with workers comp to make it flow more easily for our members so they didn't have to worry about the paper work when they go through chemo. the turnout gear was covered with suit. it was a badge to have that all over your coat and face and hel

i'm your fire chief jeanine nicholson and here is my report since the left commission meeting. i want to first say i did take time off, which was wonderful. and i 3 and 4 were great take care of all the business that needed to be taken care of. i will go on another vacation tomorrow. kidding. >> but they did great and so -- i'm just super thrilled with them. they went to this you went -- commissioner fraser to the coit writing tower? yes. so, our easy autonomous vehicle issues keep percolating and continuing and -- we had one last night that came to our fire out on balboa. and stop up the intersection. [inaudible] stopped up the intersection and stayed for 30 minutes. and then mou figured out to turn and leave. but we are continuing to see challenges and issues you have seen it in many from many media outlets. there are lots of conversations about it. and we are will be moving with california puc. they invited public safety and did not think that was appropriate. we should meet as a city. so -- we will -- eventually -- do that and meet with them to explain the issues and the ch

i'm your fire chief jeanine nicholson and this is my report since our last commission meeting. so, you may or may not notice that a lot of city hall is on vacation, so that allows for us to really get down to work and get a lot of things done and so, there is a lot of work going on at headquarters right now, but i'll tell you a little about what happened in my world the last couple weeks. assistant deputy chief buferred and i met with the healing village collaborative, which is leaders in the black community in san francisco addressing the fentanyl crisis. so, we had a good meeting with them and i have been in touch with the woman who ran that, felicia jones and trying to get a meeting set up so they can hear more about what our community paramedic teams do. i thought it was a good meeting, and thank you chaef buford for attending with me. we had fire fire appreciation night at the giant's game last monday, and we had one of our very own kat boston single the national anthem, she did a great job and had another firefighter recognized for his horoic in the water rescue last mont

i know what they need to be successful. >> i have known jeanine nicholson since we worked together at station 15. i have always held her in the highest regard. since she is the chief she has infused the department with optimism. she is easy to approach and is concerned with the firefighters and paramedics. i appreciate that she is concerned with the issues relevant to the fire department today. >> there is a retired captain who started the cancer prevention foundation 10 years ago because he had cancer and he noticed fellow firefighters were getting cancer. he started looking into it. in 2012 i was diagnosed with breast canner, and some of my fellow firefighters noticed there are a lot of women in the san francisco fire department, premenopausal in their 40s getting breast cancer. it was a higher rate than the general population. we were working with workers comp to make it flow more easily for our members so they didn't have to worry about the paper work when they go through chemo. the turnout gear was covered with suit. it was a badge to have that all over your coat and face and hel

. >> i'm jour san francisco fire chief jeanine nicholson. >> first and formost, i like to thank you for everything you do to help our passengers get around the city. it is safety in mind we like to talk about what to do if you encounter any kind of emergency scene while on your route >> if you see a ambuljs and fire engine on the side thf street, this usually indicates there is some type of medical emergency. >> the first thing you should do is look out for emergency personnel in the area. if there is room to proceed, do so, if you cannot pass safely, contact the transit management control center for instructions. >> active fire scenes meanple while may appear static but can become dynamic in seconds. you may see engines trucks and vehicles with flashing red lights. >> the best course of action is call the tmc and give as much information as you can, including the site and nature of the emergency. there should be a captain or public safety officer on the scene who can tell you what is going on. then let you know whether you have permission to take a dudetore. >> if you are caught in the

but san francisco fire chief jeanine nicholson, explain how the construction made fighting the four-alarm fire so difficult does not have the fire protection systems in place. >> and this one, a particularly so because it's open walls starts. there's no sheet rock. there's no why are blocking? there's no sprinklers. there's no. it's just >> waiting to go up. according to nicholson, 4 buildings were affected by the fire and 8 people were displaced. captain jonathan baxter says all 8 are being helped by san francisco city services and the red cross. we were able to escort each one of those displaced into their homes to get valuables out of their homes. firefighters monitor the scene throughout the day dousing embers and hot spots, streets and sidewalks in the area will remain closed until the dangerous scaffolding against the apartment building is removed. the property owner and the construction company are working with city services to bring a and to remove scaffolding safely. >> this is a view up oak street. now you can see just how affected the traffic is in this area. the intersection h

but san francisco fire chief jeanine nicholson, explain how the construction made fighting the four-alarm fire so difficult does not have the fire protection systems in place. >> and this one, a particularly so because it's open walls starts. there's no sheet rock. there's no why are blocking? there's no sprinklers. there's no. it's just >> waiting to go up. according to nicholson, 4 buildings were affected by the fire and 8 people were displaced. captain jonathan baxter says all 8 are being helped by san francisco city services and the red cross. we were able to escort each one of those displaced into their homes to get valuables out of their homes. firefighters monitor the scene throughout the day dousing embers and hot spots, streets and sidewalks in the area will remain closed while the skeleton of scaffolding still stands. all that scaffolding that is up. there is danger of collapse itself. >> we can't let people down the streets. that's still. >> still there. >> this is the crane that just arrived within the last 5 minutes. the construction company and the property owner work with t

. >> i'm jour san francisco fire chief jeanine nicholson. >> first and formost, i like to thank you foreverything you do to help our passengers get around the city. it is safety in mind we like to talk about what to do if you encounter any kind of emergency scene while on your route >> if you see a ambuljs and fire engine on the side thf street, this usually indicates there is some type of medical emergency. >> the first thing you should do is look out for emergency personnel in the area. if there is room to proceed, do so, if you cannot pass safely, contact the transit management control center for instructions. >> active fire scenes meanple while may appear static but can become dynamic in seconds. you may see engines trucks and vehicles with flashing red lights. >> the best course of action is call the tmc and give as much information as you can, including the site and nature of the emergency. there should be a captain or public safety officer on the scene who can tell you what is going on. then let you know whether you have permission to take a dudetore. >> if you are caught in the

. >> i'm jour san francisco fire chief jeanine nicholson. >> first and formost, i like to thank you for everything you do to help our passengers get around the city. it is safety in mind we like to talk about what to do if you encounter any kind of emergency scene while on your route >> if you see a ambuljs and fire engine on the side thf street, this usually indicates there is some type of medical emergency. >> the first thing you should do is look out for emergency personnel in the area. if there is room to proceed, do so, if you cannot pass safely, contact the transit management control center for instructions. >> active fire scenes meanple while may appear static but can become dynamic in seconds. you may see engines trucks and vehicles with flashing red lights. >> the best course of action is call the tmc and give as much information as you can, including the site and nature of the emergency. there should be a captain or public safety officer on the scene who can tell you what is going on. then let you know whether you have permission to take a dudetore. >> if you are caught in the

i know what they need to be successful. >> i have known jeanine nicholson since we worked together at station 15. i have always held her in the highest regard. since she is the chief she has infused the department with optimism. she is easy to approach and is concerned with the firefighters and paramedics. i appreciate that she is concerned with the issues relevant to the fire department today. >> there is a retired captain who started the cancer prevention foundation 10 years ago because he had cancer and he noticed fellow firefighters were getting cancer. he started looking into it. in 2012 i was diagnosed with breast canner, and some of my fellow firefighters noticed there are a lot of women in the san francisco fire department, premenopausal in their 40s getting breast cancer. it was a higher rate than the general population. we were working with workers comp to make it flow more easily for our members so they didn't have to worry about the paper work when they go through chemo. the turnout gear was covered with suit. it was a badge to have that all over your coat and face and hel

>> the first liege fire chief in san francisco history ja jeanine nicholson. connie chew and joaquin torres. let me honor some amazing trail blazers ms. billie cooper in the back. as well as donna persona. and i want to acknowledge the executive director for pride who is joining us today. thank you so suzanne ford for your hard work in making pride really special. [applause]. the new generation of leaders in the trans-community stand on your shoulders. we are grateful to welcome you all here to san francisco upon city hall to celebrate transgender history month in the city and county of san francisco! [applause] thank you, honey for that great land acknowledgment. and what i love so much in talking about san francisco on such a special occasion is not just that our city is a resilient city because of the community what they represent in terms of the history the transgender movement, which really, truly was at the center of sparking a movement for lbgtq+ community and san francisco as a city of firsts. when you think, people continue to talk about stonewall the

i know what they need to be successful. >> i have known jeanine nicholson since we worked together at station 15. i have always held her in the highest regard. since she is the chief she has infused the department with optimism. she is easy to approach and is concerned with the firefighters and paramedics. i appreciate that she is concerned with the issues relevant to the fire department today. >> there is a retired captain who started the cancer prevention foundation 10 years ago because he had cancer and he noticed fellow firefighters were getting cancer. he started looking into it. in 2012 i was diagnosed with breast canner, and some of my fellow firefighters noticed there are a lot of women in the san francisco fire department, premenopausal in their 40s getting breast cancer. it was a higher rate than the general population. we were working with workers comp to make it flow more easily for our members so they didn't have to worry about the paper work when they go through chemo. the turnout gear was covered with suit. it was a badge to have that all over your coat and face and hel

but san francisco fire chief jeanine nicholson, explain how the construction made fighting the four-alarm fire so difficult does not have the fire protection systems in place. >> and this one, a particularly so because it's open walls starts. there's no sheet rock. there's no why are blocking? there's no sprinklers. there's no. it's just >> waiting to go up. according to nicholson, 4 buildings were affected by the fire and 8 people were displaced. captain jonathan baxter says all 8 are being helped by san francisco city services and the red cross we were able to escort each one of those displaced into their homes to get valuables out of their homes. firefighters monitor the scene throughout the day dousing embers and hot spots. streets and sidewalks in the area will remain closed while the skeleton of scaffolding still stands. all that scaffolding that is up. there is a danger of collapse itself. >> we can't let people down the streets. that's still. >> still there, according to the fire department, the construction company and the property owner are working with the city to bring a crane

. >> i'm jour san francisco fire chief jeanine nicholson. >> first and formost, i like to thank you for everything you do to help our passengers get around the city. it is safety in mind we like to talk about what to do if you encounter any kind of emergency scene while on your route >> if you see a ambuljs and fire engine on the side thf street, this usually indicates there is some type of medical emergency. >> the first thing you should do is look out for emergency personnel in the area. if there is room to proceed, do so, if you cannot pass safely, contact the transit management control center for instructions. >> active fire scenes meanple while may appear static but can become dynamic in seconds. you may see engines trucks and vehicles with flashing red lights. >> the best course of action is call the tmc and give as much information as you can, including the site and nature of the emergency. there should be a captain or public safety officer on the scene who can tell you what is going on. then let you know whether you have permission to take a dudetore. >> if you are caught in the

. >> i'm jour san francisco fire chief jeanine nicholson. >> first and formost, i like to thank you for everything you do to help our passengers get around the city. it is safety in mind we like to talk about what to do if you encounter any kind of emergency scene while on your route >> if you see a ambuljs and fire engine on the side thf street, this usually indicates there is some type of medical emergency. >> the first thing you should do is look out for emergency personnel in the area. if there is room to proceed, do so, if you cannot pass safely, contact the transit management control center for instructions. >> active fire scenes meanple while may appear static but can become dynamic in seconds. you may see engines trucks and vehicles with flashing red lights. >> the best course of action is call the tmc and give as much information as you can, including the site and nature of the emergency. there should be a captain or public safety officer on the scene who can tell you what is going on. then let you know whether you have permission to take a dudetore. >> if you are caught in the

. >> i'm jour san francisco fire chief jeanine nicholson. >> first and formost, i like to thank you for everything you do to help our passengers get around the city. it is safety in mind we like to talk about what to do if you encounter any kind of emergency scene while on your route >> if you see a ambuljs and fire engine on the side thf street, this usually indicates there is some type of medical emergency. >> the first thing you should do is look out for emergency personnel in the area. if there is room to proceed, do so, if you cannot pass safely, contact the transit management control center for instructions. >> active fire scenes meanple while may appear static but can become dynamic in seconds. you may see engines trucks and vehicles with flashing red lights. >> the best course of action is call the tmc and give as much information as you can, including the site and nature of the emergency. there should be a captain or public safety officer on the scene who can tell you what is going on. then let you know whether you have permission to take a dudetore. >> if you are caught in the

>> the first liege fire chief in san francisco history ja jeanine nicholson. connie chew and joaquin torres. let me honor some amazing trail blazers ms. billie cooper in the back. as well as donna persona. and i want to acknowledge the executive director for pride who is joining us today. thank you so suzanne ford for your hard work in making pride really special. [applause]. the new generation of leaders in the trans-community stand on your shoulders. we are grateful to welcome you all here to san francisco upon city hall to celebrate transgender history month in the city and county of san francisco! [applause] thank you, honey for that great land acknowledgment. and what i love so much in talking about san francisco on such a special occasion is not just that our city is a resilient city because of the community what they represent in terms of the history the transgender movement, which really, truly was at the center of sparking a movement for lbgtq+ community and san francisco as a city of firsts. when you think, people continue to talk about stonewall the

. >> i'm jour san francisco fire chief jeanine nicholson. >> first and formost, i like to thank you for everything you do to help our passengers get around the city. it is safety in mind we like to talk about what to do if you encounter any kind of emergency scene while on your route >> if you see a ambuljs and fire engine on the side thf street, this usually indicates there is some type of medical emergency. >> the first thing you should do is look out for emergency personnel in the area. if there is room to proceed, do so, if you cannot pass safely, contact the transit management control center for instructions. >> active fire scenes meanple while may appear static but can become dynamic in seconds. you may see engines trucks and vehicles with flashing red lights. >> the best course of action is call the tmc and give as much information as you can, including the site and nature of the emergency. there should be a captain or public safety officer on the scene who can tell you what is going on. then let you know whether you have permission to take a dudetore. >> if you are caught in the