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San Francisco County, CA November 8, 2005 Election
Proposition F
Neighborhood Firehouses
City and County of San Francisco

Firehouse Maintenance and Operation Levels - Simple Majority

Pass: 119,581 / 57.59% Yes votes ...... 88,062 / 42.41% No votes

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Shall the City maintain and operate all 42 firehouses and specific emergency and rescue vehicles and equipment at the same levels that were used on January 1, 2004?

Summary Prepared by the Ballot Simplification Committee:
THE WAY IT IS NOW: San Francisco operates 42 firehouses. Each firehouse has at least one fire engine, and some firehouses have additional emergency and rescue vehicles and equipment. Currently the Fire Department temporarily closes some firehouses on a rotating basis.

THE PROPOSAL: Proposition F is an ordinance that would require the City to maintain and operate all 42 firehouses and specific emergency and rescue vehicles and equipment at the same levels that were used on January 1, 2004.

The City would be required to do all of the following 24 hours a day:

  • Operate each firehouse,
  • Provide adequate staff to respond to all fire, medical and other emergencies,
  • Operate an arson and investigation unit,
  • Maintain no fewer than four ambulances based in the firehouses, and
  • Maintain no fewer than four medical supervisors based in the firehouses.

The City could not close or consolidate firehouses or reduce service levels below those that existed on January 1, 2004.

With the approval of the Fire Commission and Board of Supervisors, the City could:

  • Close a firehouse that is unsafe, requires renovation or has been replaced by a new firehouse in the same neighborhood;
  • Establish new firehouses necessary to meet safety needs of the community; and
  • Relocate vehicles and equipment from one firehouse to another if the change is necessary to meet safety needs of the community and would not interfere with the provision of service 24 hours a day.

Meaning of Voting Yes/No
A YES vote on this measure means:
If you vote "yes," you want to require the City to maintain and operate all 42 firehouses and specific emergency and rescue vehicles and equipment at the same levels that were used on January 1, 2004.

A NO vote on this measure means:
If you vote "no," you do not want to require the City to make these changes.

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