Pass: 119,581 / 57.59% Yes votes ...... 88,062 / 42.41% No votes

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THE PROPOSAL: Proposition F is an ordinance that would require the City to maintain and operate all 42 firehouses and specific emergency and rescue vehicles and equipment at the same levels that were used on January 1, 2004.

The City would be required to do all of the following 24 hours a day:

• Operate each firehouse,
  
• Provide adequate staff to respond to all fire, medical and other emergencies,
  
• Operate an arson and investigation unit,
  
• Maintain no fewer than four ambulances based in the firehouses, and
  
• Maintain no fewer than four medical supervisors based in the firehouses.

With the approval of the Fire Commission and Board of Supervisors, the City could:

• Close a firehouse that is unsafe, requires renovation or has been replaced by a new firehouse in the same neighborhood;
  
• Establish new firehouses necessary to meet safety needs of the community; and
  
• Relocate vehicles and equipment from one firehouse to another if the change is necessary to meet safety needs of the community and would not interfere with the provision of service 24 hours a day.

Meaning of Voting Yes/No

A YES vote on this measure means:

If you vote "yes," you want to require the City to maintain and operate all 42 firehouses and specific emergency and rescue vehicles and equipment at the same levels that were used on January 1, 2004.

A NO vote on this measure means:

If you vote "no," you do not want to require the City to make these changes.

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