jim gallagher, it was his vision 40 years ago when nobody was as active as they are now really into running and has carried on this tradition. so, this year they included a car show, which brought out even more people. and the lieutenant has asked at some point in an upcoming meeting we bring retired firefighter jim gallagher before the commission to acknowledge him for his efforts. he was there this year and i would like to do so. maybe i could work on that, picking a date with you, president cleaveland. i would like to congratulate commissioner covington to her reappointment. congratulations to you, commissioner covington. >> commissioner covington: thank you. >> congratulations. i had the pleasure of being there. [applause] >> then on the 15th, we attended a labor management meeting which we do monthly with the executive board of local 798. i also met that afternoon introduced the deputies to the new department head over the health service system. i have known her previously. she worked in the ems field for a long time and most recently had worked at st. francis hospital. so, it was good

it is -- it was founded by jim gallagher and the funds they raise from it go directly to the san francisco's firefighters cancer prevention foundation. so, it's a really wonderful -- wonderful on many levels. in any case, i will begin with my administrative divisions. this is the second time i'm see you today, president. people are going to start talking. [laughter] >> let's get down to business. the physician's office conducted 33 probationary physicals and 50 return to work evaluations. the investigatives service bureau, 107 alcohol tests all negative. and the background investigations for the next academy are ongoing. he's conducted -- captain smith has conducted 21 of them. and we are still determining the start date for that. it was originally set for august 27th. but we have to dial a few things in before we determine the exact date. we will update you with that when we know. moving on to support services. assistant deputy chief tony rivera is in charge of that. we had quite a few facility requests in april, 149. and i just want to commend chief rivera and olivia for their diligence wo