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Hazardous Materials Companies
San Francisco Fire Department

1981 - 2009

Location:
1981   October, company organized and assigned to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 36, 109 Oak Street
1995   February 9th, relocated to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 6, 135 Sanchez Street
1996   September 3rd, relocated to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 36, 109 Oak Street
1998   January 29th, relocated to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 6, 135 Sanchez Street
1998   March 1st, relocated to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 36, 109 Oak Street
2001   October 17th, changed to a manned unit
2001   November 11th, returned to an un-manned unit

Apparatus:
October 1981 - March 1991
885      1979 Grumman/Chevrolet "Curbmaster" walk-in van Hazardous Materials Unit
                        Engine: G.M.C.

March 1991 - December 2007
889      1990/Chevrolet "Curbmaster" walk-in van Hazardous Materials Unit
                        Engine: G.M.C.

December 2007 - Present (November 2009)
863       2006 American LaFrance "Eagle" cab-front "Metropolitan" Hazardous Materials Unit
                        Contains an on-board Onan 25 KW generator for electric power equipment
                        Engine: Cummins IFL diesel, 400 HP

Haz-Mat Support Unit 1

Organized June 2000

Location:
2000   June, Company organized and assigned to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 38, 2150 California Street
2001   February 21st, Company disbanded to organize a Technical Rescue Support Unit 1

Apparatus:
June 2000 - February 21, 2001
978      1999 Dailey/Chevrolet "3500" van chassis with Morgan Body equipment compartment
                        Engine: G.M.C. 350 HP
                        2001: Inventory changed; became Technical Rescue Support Unit

Haz-Mat Support Unit 2

Organized June 2000

Location:
2000   June, Company organized and assigned to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 39, 1091 Portola Drive
2001   February 21st, Company disbanded to organized a Metropolitan Medical Task Force Unit

Apparatus:
June 2000 - February 21, 2001
979      1999 Dailey/Chevrolet "3500" van chassis with Morgan Body equipment compartment
                        Engine: G.M.C. 350 HP
                        2001: Conversion.  Inventory changed became Metropolitan Medical Task Force

Metropolitan Medical Task Force Unit

Organized February 21, 2001

Location:
2001   February 21st, Company organized and assigned to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 10, 655 Presidio Avenue
2007   July, Company disbanded to organized Decon 1

Apparatus:
February 21, 2001 - July 2007
979      1999 Dailey/Chevrolet "3500" van chassis Metropolitan Medical Task Force Unit
                        with Morgan Body equipment compartment, some decontamination equipment
                        Engine: G.M.C. 350 HP

Decon-1

Organized July 2007

Location:
2007   July, Company organized and to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 6, 135 Sanchez Street

Apparatus:
July 2007 - Present (November 2009)
979      1999 Dailey/Chevrolet "3500" van chassis Metropolitan Medical Task Force Unit
                        with Morgan Body equipment compartment
                        Engine: G.M.C. 350 HP
                        2007: Conversion to a Decontamination Unit, inventory changed

Technical Rescue Support Unit

Organized February 21, 2001

Location:
2001   February 21st, Company organized and assigned to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 39, 1091 Portola Drive
2008   March, Company disbanded to organized Decon 2       

Apparatus:
February 21, 2001 - March 2008
978      1999 Dailey/Chevrolet "3500" van chassis Technical Rescue Support Unit
                        with Morgan Body equipment compartment
                        Engine: G.M.C. 350 HP

Decon-2

Organized March 2008

Location:
2008   March, Company organized and to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 29, 299 Vermont Street 

Apparatus:
March 2008
978      1999 Dailey/Chevrolet "3500" van chassis Technical Rescue Support Unit
                        with Morgan Body equipment compartment
                        Engine: G.M.C. 350 HP

Multi-Casualty Incident Unit

Organized July 1, 1997

Location:
1997   July 1, Company organized and assigned to the quarters at the EMS Dispatch Center, 2789 - 25th Street
2001   May 7th, relocated to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 31, 441 - 12th Avenue
2001   September 11th, relocated to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 10, 655 Presidio Avenue
2001   September 18th, relocated to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 31, 441 - 12th Avenue
2003   Relocated to the Commissary & Warehouse, 1415 Evans Avenue
2006   September 8th, relocated to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 25, 3305 - 3rd Street

Apparatus:
1997 - 2006   Unknown

February 2006 - Present (November 2009)
796      2005 Braun/Ford "F-450" Multi-Casualty Incident Truck
                        with "North Star" equipment body by Braun-Northwest, Inc., carries medical supplies and triage equipment
                        Engine: International diesel, 250 HP

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear & Explosives Rescue Unit
Known as CBRNE-1

Organized August 2007

Location:
2007   August, organized and assigned to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 10, 655 Presidio Avenue

Apparatus:
2007 - Present (November 2009)
864      2006 American LaFrance "Metropolitan" Heavy Rescue, with "Eagle" cab-front
                        Engine: Cummins IFL diesel, 400 HP
                        Equipped for handling chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives incidents and includes a built-in Onan 25,000
                        Watt electric generator for power equipment

Mass-Casualty Unit

Organized September 11, 2008

Location:
2008   September 11th, company organized and assigned to the quarters of Engine Co. No. 39, 1091 Portola Drive

Apparatus:
September 11, 2008 -  Present (November 2009)
843      2007 American LaFrance/international Multi-Casualty Incident Truck
                        Built by American LaFrance on an International "4400" chassis, carries medical supplies and triage equipment
                        Engine: International diesel, 310 HP

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