Maliya Ellis (@maliyaellis.bsky.social)

Over a third of San Francisco’s fleet of fire trucks and engines is more than 20 years old and maintenance runs $500k a month. That could limit SFFD’s ability to fight giant blazes, like the ones that would likely spark after a major earthquake. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f...

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‘Crisis’: S.F. fire chief says city’s aging fleet could limit capacity to fight major blazes More than a third of the San Francisco Fire Department’s truck fleet is at least 20 years old, potentially limiting emergency response after a major earthquake. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/fire-engines-earthquake-20349585.php