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San Francisco Firefighters Rack Up Overtime

April 25, 2013, 10:17 am • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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Some San Francisco firefighters are raking in six-figure overtime paychecks because of staffing shortages that have department managers scheduling numerous extra shifts. The San Francisco Chronicle points to a lieutenant at Station 39 on Portola Avenue who collected $221,000 in … Continue reading »

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Video: Ed Lee, Relatives of Fallen Firefighters Pay Tribute at Funeral

June 13, 2011, 12:05 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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An estimated 5,000 firefighters from around the country flocked to St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco on Friday to pay tribute to Lt. Vincent Perez and firefighter/paramedic Anthony Valerio, who died from injuries sustained in a Diamond Heights house fire … Continue reading »

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San Francisco Firefighters Memorial

June 10, 2011, 12:17 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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A memorial for the two firefighters killed in a San Francisco fire last week is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. Mayor Ed Lee and others are scheduled to speak. Lieutenant Vince Perez, 48, and firefighter Anthony Valerio, 53, died … Continue reading »

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Second San Francisco Firefighter Dies

June 4, 2011, 12:15 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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From the Chronicle: A second San Francisco firefighter died early this morning, victim of a deadly house fire in San Francisco's Diamond Heights neighborhood. Anthony "Tony" Valerio, a 53-year-old firefighter and paramedic critically injured in the Thursday blaze, died at … Continue reading »

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