report from chief of department jeanine nicholson. report on current issues, activities, and events within the department since the fire commission meeting on november 8, 2023, including budget, academies, special events, communications and outreach to other government agencies and the public.report from operations, deputy chief darius luttropp report on overall field operations, including greater alarm fires, bureau of fire prevention & investigation, training within the department., and airport division. report from ems and community paramedicine, deputy chief sandra tong report on the ems and community paramedicine divisions. >> thank you very much. good morning chief nicholson. i know you have a meeting with the mayor soon and know you are a little under the weather. hopefully you are able to get well in the course of the next few days. good morning. >> thank you president nakajo, vice president morgan, commissioner feinstein, commissioner fraser. chief nicholson, this is my report. since our last meeting on wednesday november 8,

matt dorse our sheriff and fire chief jeanine nicholson, thank you for joining us today.z mrauz. now some of you might know that i used to be in a similar position like april. running a cultural center in san francisco. and let me tell you, it is not easy. and it is not easy when you have a very limited budget and you are trying to run programming, you are trying to rent space and trying to make things special for the community. the fact that april has really taken up the mantel and pushed the envelope to get additional resources from the city and think bell future and what is necessary to ensure well is a physical home for the american indian cultural center is something i'm excited to be continuing to partner with her on the work that she is trying to do to make that home a reality. it will be a lot of work. as i know many of you know and i am looking forward to the village sf what that will mean for the district as well as friendship house and all the great activities, events, housing i heard that a grant was awarded for the roof top garden and what that am money we ha

. >> 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 atighest 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 helmet. the dirtier you were the harder you wor

report from chief of department jeanine nicholson. report on current issues, activities, and events within the department since the fire commission meeting on november 8, 2023, including budget, academies, special events, communications and outreach to other government agencies and the public.report from operations, deputy chief darius luttropp report on overall field operations, including greater alarm fires, bureau of fire prevention & investigation, training within the department., and airport division. report from ems and community paramedicine, deputy chief sandra tong report on the ems and community paramedicine divisions. >> thank you very much. good morning chief nicholson. i know you have a meeting with the mayor soon and know you are a little under the weather. hopefully you are able to get well in the course of the next few days. good morning. >> thank you president nakajo, vice president morgan, commissioner feinstein, commissioner fraser. chief nicholson, this is my report. since our last meeting on wednesday november 8,