FIR & SFPUC – Emergency Firefighting Water System Phase 1 and 2

The Emergency Firefighting Water System (EFWS) is the City’s high-pressure emergency fire protection system. The system includes two pump stations, two storage tanks, one reservoir, and approximately 135 miles of pipes and 150 functional cisterns. Additionally, the system includes 52 suction connections along the northeastern waterfront, which allow fire engines to pump water from San Francisco Bay, and fireboats that supply seawater by pumping into any of the five manifolds connected to pipes. Implementing the expansion of EFWS on the west side will be prioritized for upcoming funding, beginning with the Phase 1 as described above.

Funding for continued improvements to the EFWS primarily comes from the ESER G.O. Bond program; $102.4 million and $54.1 million were authorized and issued for the project in the 2010 and 2014 ESER G.O. Bonds, respectively. An additional $153.5 million was approved by voters in the 2020 ESER Bond. Of that, $140 million is planned to deliver west side EFWS improvements. In addition, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission plans to support $55 million in west side EFWS improvements using Water Revenue Bonds; those funds are shown in the Infrastructure and Streets chapter. Future work is expected to be funded through the ESER 2028 G.O. Bond.

FIR – Neighborhood Fire Stations

Driven by a comprehensive SFFD Capital Improvement Plan, the Neighborhood Fire Stations program addresses the most urgently needed repairs and improvements to critical firefighting facilities and infrastructure. Projects can be comprehensive, focused, or seismic in scope. Comprehensive renovations correct all deficiencies pertaining to emergency response and health and safety issues and include renovation, renewal, or replacement of major building systems to promote station functionality for at least 25 years. Focused scope projects correct deficiencies of selected building components and promote station functionality for at least 25 years. Seismic improvements bring stations up to current building codes and include a comprehensive remodel. This program will also include fiber network modernization, combining three separate networks into one segregated network. This consolidation will simplify management, enhance security and redundancy, reduce costs, and add capacity and performance to the network.

This program is funded primarily through the ESER G.O. Bond program; $66.9 million and $80.4 million were authorized in the 2010 and 2014 ESER G.O. Bonds, respectively. Future work is expected to be funded through the 2028 ESER G.O. Bond.

FIR – Treasure Island Fire House Replacement

The Treasure Island fire station will be demolished as part of the Island’s greater development plan. Once redevelopment proceeds, a new fire station is planned to be built to meet the needs of the island’s occupants and visitors.

The budget for this project is estimated at $20 million and will be entirely developer-funded.

FIR – Fire Station 13 Replacement

As part of a public-private partnership, the City and County of San Francisco has entered into an agreement with a private developer to construct a new station for Fire Station 13 as part of a mixed-use development project in Chinatown. As a portion of this project, the Department’s aging Fire Station 13 will be demolished and replaced with a new facility adjacent to the current one. This project will create a seismically enhanced fire station that meets the current operational demands of the Fire Department.

The budget for this project is an estimated $30 million and will be entirely developer-funded.

FIR – Division of Training

The SFFD Division of Training located at 1236 Carroll Avenue will replace two older, outdated training facilities currently located 19th and Folson, and Treasure Island. This new, state-of-the-art, LEED-gold certified building will provide a training facility for SFFD firefighters and paramedics. The new facility will also add street improvements to an often-neglected region in the City.

The new Division of Training facility will consolidate all training functions at single site including administrative, classroom, maintenance, as well as fire training structures specific to the San Francisco urban environment including a Victorian house, commercial/apartment building, and urban search and rescue structures.

The total cost to deliver the Division of Training is $270.8 million and is funded through ESER 2020.

POL – Police Facilities Retrofits and Improvements

Currently, SFPD's facilities are not adequate to meet the department's operational needs. Renovation or replacement of Taraval Station, which has a Seismic Hazard Rating of 4 (SHR 4), is a top SFPD priority for the ESER G.O. Bond Program. All other stations, except Southern Station built as part of the new Police Headquarters, are rated SHR 3 which provides for life-safety, but does not ensure occupancy after a large earthquake, the continued operational capacity of these facilities.

A recently refreshed Facility Evaluation & Standards Study noted that many of the stations exhibited a broad range of functional, safety, security, accessibility, and technical inadequacies, including space shortfalls. The highest priorities for renovation or replacement are Tenderloin and Central Stations, followed by the repurposing of the old Potrero Station.

In conjunction with Public Works, SFPD has developed District Station Facilities Standards, and would like to implement these recommendations to provide consistency in policing operations and improve community experience.

Estimated costs for station improvements vary depending on the level of intervention. Improvements to District stations are funded primarily through the ESER G.O. Bond Program. The 2014 ESER bond included $29.6 million for SFPD facilities, as well as the major SFPD Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division construction project budgeted at $163.4 million. The 2020 ESER Bond funds $120.8 million for police facilities, including a new Ingleside Station, tenant improvements at 1828 Egbert Ave, and seismic improvements at Mission Station. Future work is expected to be funded through the 2028 ESER bond.

POL – 1828 Egbert Ave. Tenant Improvements

Work has commenced on two phases of tenant improvements at 1828 Egbert Ave. Phase I relocates Property Control Division’s Hunter Point site (Building 606) to Egbert’s 3rd and 4th floors. This also includes the creation of areas for specialized evidence storage on the 2nd floor along with the inclusion of the Supplies unit into the overall operation. Phase 1 runs concurrently with the establishment of surge site, a temporary home for Ingleside Police station during the rebuilding of a new Ingleside station. This surge facility would operate until 2027. Phase II will commence after the surge site is decommissioned, making tenant improvements for the relocation of the Property Control facility from HOJ to the 1st and 2nd floors.

The acquisition of 1828 Egbert Ave. and Phase I of this project were funded using Certificates of Participation and general fund dollars with a total budget of $79.3 million. Phase II may be funded with ESER 2028 funds.