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Dean Crispen

Dean Crispen

Fire Chief, San Francisco Fire Department

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SFFD warnings emphasized generator and carbon-monoxide safety during outages. (San Francisco Fire Department)

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San Francisco went dark—and the same substation has burned before

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Leading department as investigators assess substation fire conditions and response

San Francisco is the kind of city that feels unstoppable—until the lights go out. On Saturday, a substation fire near 8th and Mission helped trigger a blackout that spread across neighborhoods and knocked out traffic signals. Restoration took more than two days and sparked political backlash and raised questions about whether a modern city can tolerate single-point failures in critical infrastructure.

Updated 17 hours ago