Mayor Lurie said Battalion Chief Dean Crispen will lead the department, replacing interim chief Sandy Tong. Crispen comes into the role with 34 years of experience in the department.

San Francisco is unlikely to experience a catastrophic wildfire like those that broke out in the Los Angeles area earlier this month because of its relative lack of wildland and its cool climate, despite ruinous conflagrations early in the city’s history.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has named Battalion Chief Dean Crispen as the city’s new fire chief. Lurie, who was sworn in as mayor on Wednesday, had an opening for the leader of the San Francisco Fire Department after former chief Jeanine Nicholson retired in August.

Due to cold weather, the Carver Fire training in San Francisco TWP is postponed to January 25th. The Carver County Sheriff's Office announced the rescheduling on Facebook.

A fire at the world’s largest battery storage plant in Northern California is smoldering after sending plumes of toxic smoke into the atmosphere.

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's new mayor announced that the city will have a new fire chief in weeks. Mayor Daniel Lurie looked inside the department and tapped Battalion Chief Dean Crispen as the next chief.

Zheng declined a jailhouse interview Monday. According to the San Francisco Fire Department, a victim was killed and seven others were hurt, including one who was taken to a hospital in critical ...

The fires in Southern California have many wondering how prepared San Francisco is in the event of a major catastrophe. Here's how the city is equipped for such events.

While the White House sits more than 2,000 miles from the Golden State, the commander-in-chief’s actions stand to affect plenty of Californians. About 250,000 federal workers live in California, including tens of thousands in the Bay Area.

Governor announces financial institutions mortgage relief. Calif. Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that 270 state-chartered banks, credit unions, and mortgage

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews were doing work this week well ahead of the beginning of fire season to decrease the risk of wildfires in vegetation-dense East Bay neighborhoods.