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2024 PRESS RELEASES

JANUARY

24-0001 2-ALARM FIRE 109 LOWELL

24-0002 HOSE TENDER DEMO AND DRILL

24-0003 SFFD EMS HELPS IN EL SALVADOR

FEBRUARY

24-004 SUPERBOWL SAFETY

24-005 HOSE TENDER DEMO

24-006 HOSE TENDER RE-SCHEDULED

24-007 11TH PARAMEDIC ACADEMY CLASS GRADUATION 

MARCH

24-008 PIO CLASS FOR MUTUAL AID RESPONSE

24-009 LITHIUM-ION BATTERY SAFETY LEGISLATION 

24-010 FATAL COLLISION 

2023 PRESS RELEASES

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

0001: 3rd Alarm Fire 1734 22nd Ave.

0002: Medical Mission to El Salvador 

MARCH

APRIL

0003: 117TH 1906 EARTHQUAKE

0004: 2023 NERT DISASTER DRILL

0005: H3L2 CLASS 9 GRADUATION

0006: INTERSTATION COMPETITION

MAY

0007: H3L1 CLASS 23 GRADUATION

0008: BIKE YOUTH SAFETY EVENT 

JUNE

JULY

0009: 4th OF JULY SAFETY

AUGUST

0010: AWARDS CEREMONY SFFD

0011: 911 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY

SEPTEMBER

0012: 10TH H3L2 EMS GRADUATION 

0013: SFFD ANNOUNCES NEW 24-HOUR PIO TEAM

0014: TRENCH RESCUE PRESS RELEASE

0015: EMS MEMORIAL BIKE RIDE 

OCTOBER

0016: Pedestrian rescued from under AV car

0017: On Duty Public Information Officer Contact Info

0018: 2023 Loma Prieta NERT Drill

0019: Fire Prevention Week 2023

0020: Fire Prevention Event at Fire Headquarters

0021: DMV Suspended AV permits in SF

0022: Halloween Safety Tips

NOVEMBER

0023: 132 Academy Graduation 

0024: 24th Emergency Medical Technician Academy Graduation

0025: Holiday Safety Tips

DECEMBER

0026: 2023 Station Decoration Competition

0027: Three Alarm Fire 720 Masonic

0028: 2023 NYE JOINT SAFETY RELEASE

0029: SFFD APPARATUS COLLISON 

2022 Press/Media Releases

JANUARY

0001: EMT class 19 Graduation

FEBRUARY

0002: Facility K9 Donation 

0003: Earl Gage Jr. Mural

MARCH

APRIL

0004: 116TH Anniversary of the 1906 Earthquake

0005: 2022 Annual NERT Drill

MAY

0006: H3L1 EMS CLASS 20 GRADUATION

0007:PRIDE 2022 MEDIA RELEASE 

0008: 2022 CAL OES Wildland Training

0009: 2022 Summer Safety Kick-Off Event 

JUNE

0010: 129TH ACADEMY GRADUATION

0011: PRIDE 2022 STAND DOWN

0012: 4TH COHORT COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS

JULY

0013: July 4th Events and Safety

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

0014: 9-11-02 Remembrance Ceremony 

0015: San Francisco Fire to host EMS Memorial Bike Ride

0016: 22nd EMS and 8th Paramedic Class Graduation 

OCTOBER

0017: 2022 Fire Prevention Week

0018: 2022 Meritorious Awards Ceremony 

0019: CITYWIDE NERT DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DRILL

0020: 33RD ANNIVERSARY LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE 

NOVEMBER

0021: 130th Academy Graduation 

DECEMBER

0022: Galleri Cancer Detection Event

0023: Meet your PIO Holiday Event 

0024: Station Holiday Decoration Competition 

0025: Station Decoration Entries

0026: Snow Delivery 2022

0027: Joint Public Safety Fireworks and NYE Information 2022

2021 Press/Media Releases

0001: 17th EMT Graduation 

0002: 2021 Tsunami Safety Awareness Week

0003: Surf and Cliff Rescue Public Demonstration 

0004: 2021 Annual NERT drill (virtual due to CV19)

0005: 45th Avenue Fire Training

0006: Multi-Agency Coastal Safety

0007: New Website

0008: 10th Anniversary Berkely Way Fatal Fire (LODD)

0009: AARB Champ Camp returns

0010: Celebration of life Firefighter Christopher G. Yock

0011: 127th Entry-Level Firefighter Graduation

0012: 4TH OF JULY SAFETY MESSAGE 2021

0013: Emergency water supply demonstration 2021

0014: 18th EMT Graduation

0015: SFFD O2X TRAINING

0016: 911 20TH ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY

0017: San Francisco Fire to host a commemoration of fallen EMS heroes

0018: Fire Prevention Month 2021

0019: Rollerblade for Cancer Awareness

0020: Thanksgiving Safety 2021

0021: 1st Anniversary of SCRT

0022: 128 Academy graduation ceremony

0023: Facility dogs media event

0024: 2021 Station Holiday Decorations Competition

0025: 2021 Station Holiday Decorations Judging 
 

2020 Press/Media Releases

0001: Celebration of Life Ceremony- Jason Cortez

0002: Fire Prevention Week 2020 SFFD

0003: NERT 30th Anniversary Virtual drill

0004:  London Breed has declared Saturday, October 17, 2020, as NERT Day

0005: Fire Reserves application process 2020-2021

0006: Fire House Decoration Competition 2020

0007: Listos class 12-2020 

0008: Joint NYE Safety information


Click here to access our list of Pre-2020 Press Releases.