Tag: SFFD

SF Tour Bus Crashes In Union Square, Injuring 20

SAN FRANCISCO—Twenty people were injured after an open-air double-decker tourbus crashed at a crowded intersection in San Francisco’s Union Square area on Friday, November...

SFFD Engine 1 Ranked Busiest In Nation

SAN FRANCISCO—A recent study has shown that only 1.5 percent of all emergency calls sent to San Francisco firefighters are related to property fires....

Two Teens Rescued Off Lands End Cliff

SAN FRANCISCO—Two unidentified teenage siblings were rescued by the San Francisco Fire Department after being stranded at a scenic viewpoint on the edge of...

Downtown Fire Displaces Eight Residents

SAN FRANCISCO—Last weekend's fire in downtown San Francisco severely damaged a three-story apartment building and displaced eight of the building's tenants. The fire, reported at...

Firefighter Accused Of Felony DUI Acquitted

SAN FRANCISCO—Charges brought against a San Francisco firefighter accused of causing a serious crash while driving under the influence of alcohol have been dropped...

Blaze In Mission District Yields Hero

SAN FRANCISCO—A story of heroism emerged after last week's four-alarm blaze that killed one person and wounded six in the city's Mission District last week. The fire, beginning...

Mission District Inferno Kills One

MISSION DISTRICT—One was killed and at least six wounded in an enormous four-alarm structure fire in the Mission District Wednesday night. The fire, beginning around...

Serial Arsonist Suspected In Castro

SAN FRANCISCO—Evidence is mounting that a serial arsonist has been operating in San Francisco in the city's Castro neighborhood. On Monday, January 19, three additional...

House Fire Causes $1.3 Million In Damages

SAN FRANCISCO—A house fire, reported at 6:38 a.m. on Christmas Day in the city's Portrero Hill neighborhood resulted in damages estimated at $1.3 million. No civilians were...