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Minutes approval

The commission considered approval of the minutes from the July 9, 2025 regular meeting. A motion to approve the minutes was made and seconded; President Marcy Frazier recorded her vote as “aye,” Commissioner Alan Lowe recorded “aye,” and Commissioner Armee Morgan recorded an abstention. The commission president announced the motion passed.

Closed session and nondisclosure

The commission then considered whether to conduct agenda item 7 in closed session (existing litigation and settlement discussions). The item’s staff notes identified the matter as Kareem McKnight v. City and County of San Francisco, U.S. District Court case number 22-CV-04600, and the staff text lists “City to pay $75,000 for dismissal of claims.” The commission voted to convene closed session and, after reconvening in open session, voted not to disclose details of that closed-session discussion. The nondisclosure vote invoked California Government Code and the San Francisco Administrative Code provisions cited on the agenda.

Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting transcript)

- Approve minutes (July 9, 2025): motion moved (unnamed), seconded by Commissioner Nakasho; President Marcy Frazier — yes; Commissioner Alan Lowe — yes; Commissioner Armee Morgan — abstain; one commissioner recused because they were not present. Outcome: motion passes.

- Vote to convene closed session (item 7): motion to hold closed session moved; roll-call votes recorded with a majority in favor. Outcome: closed session held.

- Vote on disclosure following closed session (item 7): motion “not to disclose” carried. The commission cited California Government Code Section 549.56.0.9 (and related subsections) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.1(d)(1) on the agenda; after reconvening the commission reported “no action to report” and then voted “not to disclose” pursuant to the administrative code.

Legal references shown on the agenda: California Government Code Sections cited for closed-session authority and San Francisco Administrative Code Sections 67.1(d)(1) and 67.12(b).

What the commission reported: After closed session the commission announced there was no action to report publicly and then voted not to disclose any or all discussion held in closed session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of San Francisco - Video Open Video Only in Windows Media Player - Jul 23, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The San Francisco Fire Commission approved minutes from its July 9 meeting, voted to convene a closed session on existing litigation and later voted not to disclose details of that closed-session discussion. The closed-session agenda referenced a proposed $75,000 payment in Kareem McKnight litigation.","taxTitle","San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California","taxId",5751,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6584597,"City EMT reports 189 alumni, 164 state‑licensed EMTs; asks SFFD to sustain partnership",1180,3746000,4926000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5459588-5023b3f9380ef331d60b12872dbcc3f5&start=3746&end=4926","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5459588-5023b3f9380ef331d60b12872dbcc3f5/thumbnail_3746000.jpg","/articles/6584597/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/City-EMT-reports-189-alumni-164-statelicensed-EMTs-asks-SFFD-to-sustain-partnership","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6584597-756b4605a6a91e28245ef32113b61e37/orig.mp4?Expires=1770447620&Signature=WrqCW-n6KSC6G7KKkKol89E9uWaTQQK~kzanJHLwzzDVaGkCTUjLv3ydUX3VPl6rHPGNmlfORQgL0yvNdTHHP7TbF8yCyk2xbWNYAFvUKdI-dr0qj~UKP529zH03FTzKtrDoECuOwHKZRlLR-Zm6SdwGtcgiyJQccZBxi7MeTlrVsu~ksHQuye-a444ZTt2kQRVe3~GzXeTVUcWIaD8bvCNxXe2pV9PAtCN7CwvJtHVXommd7UqFfoQd6QdkPw~1y~sxcGzJYBShyEWRP8wv~4Oh6sCmQPUXbepv9aYdSYq3chkfQ53v35rPGyVKIm~X4IlE7Zan1DvmHroLdMUzfA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","San Francisco — The City EMT workforce program reported July 23 that it has graduated 189 participants since 2021 and that 164 of those alumni have passed California’s EMT licensing exam, founder Attica Bowden told the Fire Commission.

Bowden said City EMT runs two cohorts per year, pays participants a stipend during training and uses a 99T internship with the San Francisco Fire Department to create pathways into firefighting and EMS careers. “We are very excited to call the year of 2025 our year of expansion,” program director Christine Ison said, listing new offerings that include a wildland course, emergency-dispatch test prep and free community CPR classes.

Why it matters: The program provides a local recruitment and career pipeline for EMS and firefighting roles at a time the San Francisco Fire Department reported 63 retirees in the fiscal year and is implementing staffing reassignments.

Key numbers and outcomes

- Alumni and licensing: Bowden said City EMT has 189 alumni and that 164 have successfully passed the California state EMT license examination.

- Internship and upward mobility: City EMT has run a 99T internship program with the SFFD; 70 students have participated in that internship and 39 of those interns became H-2 or H-3 firefighters, Bowden said. Several alumni are enrolled in paramedic programs or have moved into nursing and other health careers.

- Class size and demand: Bowden said cohorts are capped at 25 seats; during the most recent open application period the program received 117 applicants. Participants receive an “earn‑and‑learn” stipend (Bowden said $11,200 for the 16–17 week class) contingent on attendance, homework and professionalism standards.

Program expansions and requests

Program director Christine Ison described three new programs launched in 2025: a wildland course (first class of 22 with 20 graduates), an emergency-dispatch test-prep course and free community CPR classes in the Bayview and Sunnydale neighborhoods. Ison said staff hope to expand class capacity from 25 to 28 students with additional funding.

Bowden and Ison asked the commission to continue SFFD’s partnership—particularly instructors, ride-along access and training-facility use—and to advocate for sustained funding. “We are here to help…these students are citywide,” Bowden said.

What’s next: City EMT is interviewing candidates for cohort 10 and expects continued collaboration with SFFD instructors and city training sites; the presenters asked commissioners to advocate for continued departmental support.","Attica Bowden and City EMT program staff told the Fire Commission the workforce pipeline has produced 189 program alumni, 164 licensed EMTs and an internship that led 39 participants into H-2/H-3 firefighter pathways; presenters asked the commission to continue departmental support and advocacy.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6584602,"S.F. Fire Department restructures community paramedicine; EMS 6 to handle overdose follow-ups",1174,536000,1710000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5459588-5023b3f9380ef331d60b12872dbcc3f5&start=536&end=1710","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5459588-5023b3f9380ef331d60b12872dbcc3f5/thumbnail_536000.jpg","/articles/6584602/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/SF-Fire-Department-restructures-community-paramedicine-EMS-6-to-handle-overdose-follow-ups","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6584602-aae769eb8fb807fadd2bcbdcb59f560b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770447620&Signature=LSPBSPkE3BGLmLtHBSPi8XtRLBZfRVnTftuZH0ZwJ9UHr22Ue9otgmMxliYx1pOUFzbce7UQQ2jkRVbKq6RG4zduHDcz1Q2d0oPoIyy33fOJyDK26rqgsMvqtTMyQtQswNO7SgqsfRLLYn3qAUW-~-DGWsKxYFL4gnskqy3v1qlt-0BJNITra7jTLiNXVPIxohUbVRVfENGCKzf1MIaLBubMjLCVtGde4GieCVwBam~jv4W6-jO2e41wSeaeSaYkBzVbflhNLCCFpGj70w9kTIWE-zSHdzjFSZztFg6pStX3Rej5yO3bcmRyNX4Zi~TsDVeblpWaxHFlsiLVR3fqUQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","San Francisco — The San Francisco Fire Department announced changes to its community paramedicine operations during the Fire Commission meeting on July 23, Chief of Department Dean Crispin said, including reassignment of community paramedic captains to neighborhood street teams and a transfer of overdose follow-up duties to EMS 6.

The changes come after the City and County of San Francisco’s recently approved $15.9 billion budget, which Chief Crispin said closed an $800 million gap and required the department to eliminate three civilian positions and deactivate Quick Response Vehicle 1 and EMS 6 Delta.

The restructuring is captured in General Order 25A069, Crispin told the commission. “We restructured our community paramedicine division to support the neighborhood street teams. Our community paramedicine division handles over 20,000 calls per year,” he said, adding that the order specified three substantial changes, including demobilizing the street overdose response team and reallocating three community paramedic captains per day to work with street conductors.

Why it matters: The shifts affect how the department responds to nonemergency and behavioral-health calls and aim to coordinate care so fewer people are taken to emergency departments. Crispin said the department will publish a utilization guide in August so suppression members understand how to work with community paramedicine staff.

Details and implementation steps

- Overdose follow-up: Crispin said the department demobilized its street overdose response team as of June 7 and that EMS 6 will “take over the overdose follow-up duties that previously were taken care of by” the SORT team.

- Neighborhood coordination: Community paramedic captains will be reassigned to neighborhood street teams; the department allocated three CP captains per day to work with street conductors to manage neighborhood street team operations.

- Operational guidance: A utilization guide to clarify interactions between suppression units and community paramedicine will be issued in August, Crispin said.

- Staffing and budget: The chief confirmed the department lost three civilian positions and deactivated specific emergency vehicles as part of the budget adjustments the Board of Supervisors approved.

Public-safety and other operational notes

- Skirt street crisis response teams: Crispin described ride-alongs with the Skirt units (street crisis response teams). “In 4 hours, we were able to put 51 50 holds on 2 individuals,” he said, noting the teams’ de-escalation and transport work and raising a question about what services come next for those individuals after initial stabilization.

- Interagency coordination: Crispin said the department has coordinated with Police, Sheriff, the Department of Emergency Management and the mayor’s office to plan responses to ICE-related incidents and to enter chaotic scenes safely; planned incidents will be executed under unified command.

- Concerns about out-of-service time: Commissioners pressed the chief about longer call durations for welfare/well-being checks that Skirt teams now handle; Crispin acknowledged those calls can take up to 45 minutes and create out-of-service time for units.

- Related departmental changes: The chief also reviewed other administrative changes in the same report, including recruitment and academy schedules, a new auto-extrication manual, an AI pilot for staff tools, and ongoing seismic/station planning with the Department of Public Works.

What’s next: The Fire Department will publish the utilization guide in August and continue coordination with other city agencies to refine neighborhoods teams and follow-up care pathways.","Chief Dean Crispin reported July 23 that the San Francisco Fire Department has reconfigured its community paramedicine programs, reassigned captains to neighborhood street teams and shifted overdose follow-up work to EMS 6 as part of broader budget and staffing changes.","actionData","errors"]

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