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A complaint filed Monday to the Department of Building Inspection cited “unsafe”...

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Bay Area firefighters fought hundreds of July Fourth fires, many from illegal fireworks FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 The San Francisco Fire Department respond to a pier fire caused by fireworks at 450 Amador St. on Monday morning.San Francisco Fire DepartmentShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Oakland firefighters battle a warehouse blaze on the 900 block of 77th Avenue in East Oakland on Sunday.Oakland Fire DepartmentShow MoreShow Less Bay Area firefighters responded to hundreds of fires on July Fourth, many...

EXCLUSIVE: SF family wakes up to backyard in flames caused by fireworks Replay Video A San Francisco family woke up to flames in their backyard after fireworks landed under their deck. "The flames were six feet high," said Bridget Ford. "I was terrified." Ford and her husband slept through the fireworks early Sunday morning, but instead woke up to smells of smoke. The two live in the citys Diamond Heights neighborhood. A #SanFrancisco family woke up to flames in their backyard Sunday @ 3:30AM a...

A “minor” fire broke out at the San Francisco’s Southeast Treatment Plant in...

A lesbian San Francisco Fire Department assistant chief who alleged discrimination against the department in a claim two months ago is now taking the city to court. As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, Assistant Chief Nicol Juratovac filed a claim of whistleblower retaliation and discrimination against the San Francisco Fire Department and the citys Department of Human Resources on March 5. The claim was denied by the city April 8 and Juratovac filed her civil lawsuit May 24. Juratova...

A two-alarm fire on Wednesday morning turned deadly in San Francisco, firefighters said.

1 dead after fire breaks out in San Franciscos Cole Valley FacebookTwitterEmail A fire broke out in a residential structure on Shrader Street between Grattan and Parnassus in San Franciscos Cole Valley neighborhood Wednesday morning. Google Maps A fire that broke out in San Franciscos Cole Valley neighborhood Wednesday morning has left one person dead, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Department spokesperson Lt. Jonathan Baxter said the blaze broke out in the third floor of a t...

Mayor proposes street team to respond to wellness checks instead of police This proposal is part the City’s effort to “implement alternatives to police responses to non-violent calls.” One of the highest number of calls San Francisco police officers respond to are “well-being checks,” according to the city’s data close to 18,000 calls in 2019. “The law enforcement officer would find out that they actually need medical care or they are experiencing a behavioral emergency,” said L...

Strong Winds Cause Trees to Topple in San Francisco, One Person Injured Gusts over 30mph ripped through parts of San Francisco late Saturday afternoon — leaving a wake of fallen branches, blown-over trash bins, and one 50-foot tree collapsed at the Sydney G. Walton Square park, which apparently injured a person. This weekends been particularly pretty, with blue skies and abundant sunshine steady constants since Friday. But yesterday, things took a turn when a series of strong winds howled thr...