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3.1K views · 174 reactions | SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Dec. 11, 2025) - The San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) has become the largest department in the United States to transition its entire fleet to non-PFAS turnout gear. The gear was purchased in part through a $2.35 million Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) from FEMA and matching funds from the department, amid growing momentum around identifying FAS alternatives in firefighting gear. The department worked with textile innovator Milliken & Co

An iconic Mel's Drive-In location in San Francisco was damaged in a fire early Tuesday morning. San Francisco Fire Department crews responded to the fire, which is believed to have started in the Lombard Street restaurant’s kitchen before spreading to the back of the building, a little before 5 a.m. Crews prevented the flames from spreading to other buildings, but video shows significant damage to the restaurant itself: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/san-francisco-mels-drive-in-fire-l

San Francisco officials tranquilized and captured a mountain lion that had been on the loose in the heart of the city for 30 hours. “It is a male around 2 years old and 77 pounds. He is doing OK. Fish and Wildlife will take him and release him to a natural habitat,” said Mariano Elias, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Fire Department. | San Francisco Chronicle

At 1:29pm San Francisco Fire arrived onscene of a car into a building at 551 Nevada between Ogden Av and Crescent Av. The building is an occupied church. Crews are evacuating the building and have requested The Department of Building and Inspection and an additional Ambulance code 3 to respond. 7 patients were evaluated and 3 of those were transported with minor injuries. SFFD’s Heavy Rescue Unit 2 was successful in shoring up the building to deem it safe Allowing DBI to turn it back over to the

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