SFist: Department of Homeand Security: Never Met a Fire Hydrant They Didn't Like

josh

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:49:26 -0800

Sorry to disappoint everyone, but George Bush is not responsible for this! I work in the Allied Box Factory building on that block, and those dented Homeland Security cars are parked there because they're being worked on by the Ed Arroyo body shop across the street, and the shop doesn't have enough space to keep all the cars inside. As far as the hydrant thing, it obviously happened since there's a picture, but I'm on that block every day and I've never noticed it as a problem. Again, blame Ed Arroyo, not The Man on this one.

megan

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 07:25:13 -0800

Let's all E-mail and get it on chronicle watch! They love pictures, and it's right in town for them to see for themselves. Is something broken in your neighborhood? We want tips from communities in San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Marin, Napa, Sonoma, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Call (415) 777-7170 Or e-mail chroniclewatch @sfchronicle.com.

jacobe

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:24:37 -0800

JR, Who really knows... I have seen them pull someone over and give a ticket. The officer was talking to the person in the car, so i'm not sure if it was a moving violation like 'real' police give or what it was. Living near 7th and Folsom with the Fed Building/Star Destroyer and the courthouses there, the DHS are all around. They probably make lots more money than normal SFPD do...

JR

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:25:32 -0800

I meant, who are they and what do they do?

JR

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:25:01 -0800

Any idea who these government rent-a-cops do?

blair

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:14:30 -0800

I walk on Folsom most days, and see that car there every damn day. It has/had a smashed door too.

T.E. Lawrence

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:44:57 -0800

A firefighter once told me a story about a time when his engine crew responded to a fire in the Tenderloin and a SFPD squad car was parked in front of the nearest fire hydrant. Firefighters had to break the passenger and driver side windows of the squad car to attach their hoses to the fire hydrant. They had to act fast, because there was not time to call a tow truck or find the officer with the keys. Turns out the squad car belonged to a cop that heard the call over the radio and rushed to the scene. In his pursuit for glory, the officer endangered the lives of those still inside the SRO hotel by blocking access to the fire hydrant. Luckily the fire was contained before it spread to other units.

citi-zen

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:58:34 -0800

In the Marina, the police & ambulance drivers seem to think that the red zones by fire hydrants are personalized parking places!