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Huge lapses in fire inspections of city schools over last decade, audit shows
sfstandard.com ^ | Jan. 06, 2025 | Jonah Owen Lamb

Posted on 01/07/2025 11:57:19 PM PST by ransomnote

A San Francisco agency responsible for making sure all 259 public and private schools in the city are safe and prepared for fires and emergencies failed to inspect more than a third of them in fiscal 2017-18 — including 26 facilities the department didn’t know existed. 

An audit of the San Francisco Fire Department’s Bureau of Fire Prevention by the city’s controller found systemic failure in the agency’s facilities database, inspection data tracking system, and foundational culture, including a lack of formal ethical guidelines. In 2018, the same year it skipped 95 schools, the bureau also failed to inspect 689 businesses.

The audit covered inspections conducted from the 2016-17 to the 2018-19 fiscal years and did not include updated comprehensive data through 2024, when the report was completed. But when staff from the controller’s office met with fire officials in May to relay the findings, they learned that nearly all of the issues remained unresolved. 

‘Missed and delayed’

“Besides being contrary to state law, failing to inspect any school annually prevents the Bureau from addressing potential life and safety risks to students, teachers, and other employees, such as blocked fire exits and broken fire sprinklers,” the audit says. “Of course, the Bureau cannot inspect schools if it is unaware they exist.”


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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: arth; california; education; fire; safety; sanfrancisco
Why would a died-in-the-wool lefty publication broadcast the fact that San Francisco has 'serious lapses' in fire inspections ever since...well, around the time Trump took office (2017). Why would they admit they have not addressed the 'serious lapses' in the 8 years since then? The article subheading is, "In one fiscal year, fire inspectors missed 95 schools — 26 of which they didn’t know existed."
1 posted on 01/07/2025 11:57:19 PM PST by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote

D**n Donald Trump for his nefariousness in this matter!


2 posted on 01/07/2025 11:59:16 PM PST by 17th Miss Regt ( Fascist, deplorable and proud of it.)
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To: ransomnote
The Los Angeles Fire Dept was dealing with more important issues.

LAFD Creates Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Bureau.

3 posted on 01/08/2025 12:16:46 AM PST by Angelino97
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To: Angelino97

Too bad LA didn’t create a water supply Bureau.


4 posted on 01/08/2025 12:20:01 AM PST by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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Too bad LA didn’t create a water supply Bureau.

We do. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

LADWP Hires First-ever Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer.

5 posted on 01/08/2025 12:22:52 AM PST by Angelino97
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To: ransomnote; 6amgelsmama; 100American; AAABEST; aberaussie; AbolishCSEU; AccountantMom; ...

ANOTHER REASON TO HOMESCHOOL

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The main Homeschool Ping List handles the homeschool-specific articles. I hold both the Homeschool Ping List and the Another Reason to Homeschool Ping list. Please freepmail me to let me know if you would like to be added to or removed from either list, or both.

6 posted on 01/08/2025 2:18:54 AM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus)
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To: ransomnote

Quota hires and affirmative action. A combination guaranteeing failure and disaster.


7 posted on 01/08/2025 2:58:12 AM PST by Enterprise (These people have no honor, no belief, no poetry, no art, no humor, no patriotism.)
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To: Angelino97

Affirmative action and feel good quota hires. Now? No more water! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


8 posted on 01/08/2025 2:59:24 AM PST by Enterprise (These people have no honor, no belief, no poetry, no art, no humor, no patriotism.)
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To: ransomnote

The results of the failure to do inspections is probably no different than incompetent DEI workers doing inspections.


9 posted on 01/08/2025 4:49:35 AM PST by Carl Vehse (Make Austin Texas Again!)
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