To Keep Our Neighborhoods Safe,
We Need To Keep Our Neighborhood Firehouses Open
San Francisco's neighborhood firehouses are the
first line of defense in the event of fires, medical
emergencies or any major disaster. When our neighborhood
firehouses are fully operational, they keep public
safety personnel within easy reach of every San Francisco
neighborhood.
Yes on F: Stop the Brownouts
In
the past year, budget cuts have browned out
vital equipment within neighborhood firehouses in
San Francisco. These firehouses may appear to be
open, but they are not fully operational because
there are not enough staff to operate the fire trucks
and ambulances inside. Proposition F - the Neighborhood
Firehouse Protection Act - will stop the brownouts
and help keep every San Francisco neighborhood safe.
One of the Busiest Departments in America
Our
local firefighters make more than 235,000 emergency
responses each year. When neighborhood
firehouses are browned out, response times increase
and that puts our neighborhoods at greater risk.
In fact, during several serious fires this year,
fire crews were forced to respond from distant
firehouses because vital equipment within the neighborhood
firehouse was browned out. Brownouts are dangerous
on average days. If there was a major emergency,
the closure of firehouses could be devastating.
Vote Yes on Proposition F
The
San Francisco Fire Department has made extensive
reforms to improve efficiency, cut more than
100 firefighters and officers from the payroll,
and is scouring the budget to find even more
savings. But even in times of tight budgets,
keeping every neighborhood safe must remain
one of our highest priorities.
That's why it is vital
to the safety of every San Franciscan that we protect
our neighborhood firehouse system by voting Yes
on Proposition F — the Neighborhood Firehouse Protection
Act.
Hurricane
Katrina Relief Efforts: In this time of crisis,
all Americans are coming together to help those affected
by Hurricane Katrina. Many of our brothers and sisters
in the fire fighting  community are on the ground saving
lives and helping to relieve suffering in this terrible
tragedy.
One way you can help is by making a
donation to the Bay Area Red Cross at www.bayarea-redcross.org (415-427-8000).
To find out how you can prepare yourself
and your family for an emergency or major disaster,
visit www.72hours.org. |
