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History

http://www.guardiansofthecity.org/sffd/history/index.html

Volunteer companies were first formed in the city in 1850, and a paid staff was established in 1866. In 1906, the department was considered on a par with those of the larger cities on the East Coast, but found itself reduced to fighting the fire of 1906 in the quake aftermath with axes and shovels, as most of the city's water mains were broken and cisterns drained. Fire Chief Dennis T. Sullivan suffered mortal wounds in his home by a falling chimney early in the disaster and subsequently died in the hospital.

San Francisco Fire Department Auxiliary Water Supply System

Insignia

The SFFD breast badge displays the American bald eagle perched on top a shield (the mythical bird phoenix^[1] only appears on the Seal of San Francisco) with the city seal, rank and number affixed on the shield. Insignia is silver for the rank and file and gold for battalion chiefs and above.

Talk bout the Phoenix rising from the ashes^[2]

^ San Francisco Fire Department FY 2005–2006 Annual Report, Quote: "Those with an indomitable spirit, the spirit of San Francisco, who, like our symbol, the Phoenix, raised San Francisco from the ashes of the Great Fire and built it into the City we know today."
^ Garvey, John (2003). San Francisco Fire Department. Chicago, Ill.: Arcadia. ISBN 0-7385-2084-5. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[1] San Francisco Fire Department FY 2005–2006 Annual Report, Quote: "Those with an indomitable spirit, the spirit of San Francisco, who, like our symbol, the Phoenix, raised San Francisco from the ashes of the Great Fire and built it into the City we know today."

[Arcadia-2] Garvey, John (2003). San Francisco Fire Department. Chicago, Ill.: Arcadia. ISBN 0-7385-2084-5. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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