LATEST: Feb. 4, 11:20 a.m. The San Francisco Fire Department said a previously reported sinkhole in the city’s Marina ...

San Francisco firefighters provided some reassurance to questions surrounding the city's firestorm preparedness, showcasing the city's robust water supply system and its readiness to tackle such ...

San Francisco will be opening a triage center staffed by various city departments to more efficiently handle people detained ...

Firefighters in San Francisco on Sunday night knocked down a fire in a top-floor apartment in the Tenderloin that displaced ...

"I'm getting this question a lot in my first 10 days in office," said San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie. Lurie believes the city is ready. "We have a fully staffed fire department. We have 200 ...

The announcement of new leaders continues in San Francisco. Dean Crispen, a 34-year veteran San Francisco Fire Department battalion chief, has been promoted to fire chief, Mayor Daniel Lurie ...

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's new mayor announced that the city will have a new fire chief in weeks. Mayor Daniel Lurie looked inside the department and tapped Battalion Chief Dean Crispen as ...

Crispen, a battalion chief, grew up in San Francisco and is a 34-year veteran of the fire department ... On Thursday, Lurie met with all of the city’s department heads to discuss budget priorities.

The Bay Area saw significant storm impacts Tuesday as an atmospheric river brought heavy rain, urban and river flooding, and ...

Ironically, the major Bay Area city with the best-staffed fire department faces the least risk from wildfires. San Francisco, surrounded by ocean and bay water to the west, north and east ...

We are severely understaffed,” said Jerry May, president of San Jose Firefighters Local 230 Union and a San Jose Fire ...