AGENCY

Fire Department

SFFD protects San Franciscans from fires and natural disasters, through education and emergency services.

AGENCY

Fire Department

SFFD protects San Franciscans from fires and natural disasters, through education and emergency services.

Get a Fire Department permit

You need a permit to conduct SFFD regulated activities per the SF Fire Code.

Learn fire and life safety tips

Resources to help keep you safer.

Volunteer for the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT).

Services

Safety

Report a fire life safety issue

The Fire Department will look into reported hazards.

Learn fire and life safety tips

Resources to help keep you safer.

Get information about being safe in your home

Seasonal fire safety tips, smoke alarm requirements, and tenant rights for safety.

Check fire safety requirements for your tenants

Required upgrades, forms, disclosures, and fire safety tips.

Report a leaking fire hydrant

Call 311 or 911 depending on how much the fire hydrant is leaking.

Get a fire report

Records about our responses to fires and other nonmedical incidents.

Permits and inspections

Get a Fire Department permit

You need a permit to conduct SFFD regulated activities per the SF Fire Code.

Get your plans checked by the Fire Department

We check plans for fire rated construction, fire alarm systems, smoke controls, exits, and high rises.

Get an inspection of your building’s life safety systems

We inspect fire sprinkler and alarm systems in new construction and remodels.

Disaster preparedness

Volunteer for the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT).

Have the Fire Department at your event

Request a safety presentation, bring a fire engine to a school, or observe a fire drill.

Schedule a group tour of a fire station

Educational and community groups can request a tour 2 weeks in advance.

Ambulance services

Pay your ambulance bill

The Fire Department bills for emergency medical care before you arrived at a hospital.

Get medical records from your ambulance ride

The Fire Department has records from your emergency medical care before you arrived at a hospital.

Find something you lost in an ambulance

The Emergency Medical Services Division will help patients find items lost in an ambulance.

Safety alarm donation

San Francisco Fire Department received 1000 donated fire alarms and 200 carbon monoxide alarms. We plan to distribute them to residents during 2020 safety fairs.

Resources

Find a fire station

Locations of your neighborhood fire station.

Work for the Fire Department

Job postings and requirements, including information about the Fire Reserve.

Donate to the Fire Department

We welcome donations of any amount.

About

The Fire Department protects the lives and property of the people of San Francisco from fires, natural disasters, and hazardous materials incidents. We save lives by providing emergency medical services, and prevent fires through prevention and education programs.