San Francisco Fire Department is sending 18 firefighters on one task force of four type-6 fire engines, one type-1 fire engine and one supervisor. This task force of 18 SFFD firefighters is going to the Thompson fire in Northern California on an immediate need request under the California mutual aid system. @cal_oes | San Francisco Fire Department

San Francisco firefighters are currently responding to a two-alarm structure fire in the 1300 block of 47th Avenue. The call was received just after 6:00 AM on August 20, 2025. This fire affected three single-family residential homes. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames, and there were no injuries reported to anyone in the neighboring buildings. The fire originated in a three-story, balloon-frame constructed single-family home, which presented several challenges for firefight

The San Francisco Fire Department was proud to host FIRESCOPE this week in San Francisco. FIRESCOPE is an organization that was developed to enhance the ability of firefighting agencies to allocate and manage fire suppression resources in California. This group of dedicated public servants from across California meets regularly to ensure that the needs of their individual communities and the capabilities of each community’s resources are sufficient to provide safety responses when needed. Repres

San Francisco Fire Department utilizes ladders on structure fires daily in San Francisco, which means we train daily on these ladders, whether wooden ground ladders or aerial ladders we train, so we are better prepared for you when you need us. | San Francisco Fire Department

San Francisco, CA - During the 1940s, stations would compete for the best decorations and best-decorated stations for the Holiday season. This tradition was lost in the 1950s and brought back during COVID-19 to promote goodwill. Firefighters and their respective stations are encouraged to participate and get creative! The decorations should be festive, representing all the traditions around goodwill and giving. The station members pay for the decorations and events. The winning stations will rec