San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD)
City and County of San Francisco · San Francisco · Municipal · Career
Mission
To protect the lives and property of the people of San Francisco and its visitors from fires, natural disasters, accidents, hazardous materials incidents, and other causes requiring a rapid and skilled response by land or water.
Source: official department source
Established as A volunteer department on 25 December 1849 and as A paid department on 2 March 1866 - An established paid department for 159 years.
Preparing for the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) oral board
San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) protects City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco. Build your ARTS Tie-back material from what this department tells you about itself:
- its mission and the values it states
- the community it serves and the calls it runs
- the specialized work it runs, from hazardous materials, urban search and rescue, and aircraft rescue firefighting
- the culture and priorities its own people describe
Themes this profile surfaces
- Why you want to serve San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) specifically, over any other department
- Scenario questions that touch its hazardous materials and urban search and rescue work
- How your own values line up with the department's mission
- What service means in the community this department protects
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