. >> good morning, supervisors, thomas didier, retired assistant chief of the san francisco fire department, 32 years of my 39 years of public service. my clock may run over but beg your indulgence. my age and the fact that i have almost four decades of service to the city. we have heard testimony that on the surface would seem to be fairly encouraging. p.u.c. and the ssfd have a plan to provide reliable high pressure hydrant system for the two western neighborhoods. consider that less than two years ago representatives of both these agencies and all apparent seriousness said the solution to the post earthquake firefighting was eser bond funds to purchase hose dropped from the back of flatbed trucks during the first hour following the earthquake and the hoses would fight the water from individual small fires while all the elaborate process was taking place. clearly we have made some progress. before we give way to a hearty round of self-congratulations back slapping, between 1907 and 1913, engineers eyewitnesseses to the 1906 fires were able to design and build twin peaks reservoir, two sal