my president, commissioner nakajo. one thing that i didn't understand at first when i met you and we're all characters at central casting on this commission, that's what my grandfather would say, you're a man of great tradition. you are a quiet man in many respects but very honorable man. i really enjoyed serving under you. one thing as you get to know some of the commissioners here, if this commissioner ever invite you to coffee, just know that there maybe beef in that. we sat for coffee one time in japan town and we ended having shavoo for about two hours. i walked out of that full of meat. i will miss those breakfasts and i look forward to doing it again. commissioner, president, madam president, covington. i really enjoyed working with you. you have a great spirit. i am so happy that you're the president of this commission. you know that when i first joined the fire commission, i'm a man of swag. i enjoy the swag. i hope that you extend the invitation for them to get one of these coats. they are pretty amazing. one

. >> thank you, president nakajo. good afternoon, i'm retired assistant deputy chief with 32 years of service and 40 years of service to the city of san francisco. as a private citizen i want to welcome commissioners feinstein and rodriguez to the fire-fighting community. those of us who are advocates are heartened to have you here to become an important part of the solution to the ever present challenges of the sffd in carrying out its mission, the preservation of life and property. the particular problem of combating post earthquake fires when faced with the city's inadequate water supplies was addressed in depth by the civil grand jury in a 2013 report, act now, before it is too late. the need for the city wide expansion of the auxiliary water supply known as the awss has been recognized for many decades but has remained unresolved and continued postponement of this expansion will result in the destruction of half the city following the next bay area earthquake. appropriately, the two most essential conclusions of

. >> thank you, president nakajo.on, i'm retired assistant deputy chief with 32 years of service and 40 years of service to the city of san francisco. as a private citizen i want to welcome commissioners feinstein and rodriguez to the fire-fighting community. those of us who are advocates are heartened to have you here to become an important part of the solution to the ever present challenges of the sffd in carrying out its mission, the preservation of life and property. the particular problem of combating post earthquake fires when faced with the city's inadequate water supplies was addressed in depth by the civil grand jury in a 2013 report, act now, before it is too late. the need for the city wide expansion of the auxiliary water supply known as the awss has been recognized for many decades but has remained unresolved and continued postponement of this expansion will result in the destruction of half the city following the next bay area earthquake. appropriately, the two most essential conclusions of the civil gra

commissioner nakajo. >> thank you very much, madame president. chief velo, as you remarked, a very comprehensive report. i don't have any major questions except for one, again, as i traditionally go through the reports, and i did notice a cover page in terms of the divisions. nicholas payne, the airport division, chief avi, the ability for us to look at fire auxiliary reserves, the nert report, and again how effective foils are. i've been paying attention to the recruitment roars that come out, fire and -- reports that come out with chief parks. the environmental occupational health and safety with boone and appreciate the physician's report. and i know that this evening we are going to do some work on that. the investigation report, but more importantly, the results of the report from captain. research and planning. captain nuker. it's important we pronounce names properly. i always need help in that. chief support services, chief dewitt, and there's been a lot going on. so i appreciate your hard work within that, being on top of it. and as i ju