By Bob Walsh
PACOVILLA Corrections blog
September 23, 2014
The union representing the rank-and-file members of the San Francisco Fire Department have gotten together to call for the ouster of Joanne Hayes-White, the department chief.
The simmering unrest apparently boiled over during the Labor Day holiday weekend when fire fighters in the field sometimes had to wait for an HOUR for an ambulance to transport injured persons to the hospital. During the month of August there were 374 cases where it took the wagon more than 20 minutes to arrive. In nine cases the wait was over an hour.
The chief declined to comment, other than to say, ” I’m staying positive and professional.” (Presumably meaning she is still getting paid and still has her head up her ass.)
Former Mayor Gavin Newsom made a big splash with his politically correct appointments of Heather Fong to head the San Francisco Police Department and Hayes-White to head the fire department.
Ms. Hayes-White has been with the fire department since 1990 and is now 50, so she could retire if she was so inclined. She could probably do OK on the retirement package from her $320,000 annual salary.
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