{"id":467813,"date":"2026-09-18T10:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/467813\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:35:27","slug":"civil-war-breaks-out-at-california-citys-fire-command-after-chief-finds-poster-targeting-multiple-female-firefighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/467813\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil war breaks out at California city\u2019s fire command after chief finds poster targeting multiple female firefighters"},"content":{"rendered":"

A San Francisco fire<\/a> station is in a state of disorder after a poster mocking multiple female firefighters forced a mass shakeup.<\/p>\n

The poster, discovered last month at Fire Station No. 8 on Bluxome Street in the city’s South Beach neighborhood, mocked several female and one male firefighter who were on leave.<\/p>\n

Seen on the poster’s top were the words, “Stress\u2026it’s an epidemic!”<\/p>\n

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A poster mocking several San Francisco firefighters led to a command shakeup at Fire Station No. 8 on Bluxome Street in San Francisco. NBC<\/p>\n

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The poster was discovered last month. NBC<\/p>\n

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Dean Crispen, Chief of the San Francisco Fire Department, is pictured in San Francisco. City and County of San Francisco<\/p>\n

Another posting in the middle read: “California state hospital for the criminally insane. Restricted area. No weapons beyond this point,” with an arrow pointing to three people on the right. A small paper on the bottom of the poster says, “Station 8 INVESTIGATES.”<\/p>\n

The poster mocks one of the firefighters<\/a> for having an allergy to the flame-retardant protective clothing firefighters wear, known as turnout gear.<\/p>\n

It’s unclear who made the poster. Fire officials are investigating.<\/p>\n

The fury from the poster’s sighting has prompted fire officials to reassign four lieutenants, two captains, and three battalion chiefs away from Station No. 8, a department official told NBC Bay Area.<\/a><\/p>\n

Officials spotted the poster in a common area during a recent visit to the station, NBC Bay Area reported.<\/p>\n

San Francisco Fire Chief Dean Crispen quickly told a group of female firefighters that he felt the poster was “inappropriate and derogatory.”<\/p>\n

Crispen, who took the helm at the department in January of last year, issued a memo to the department warning them against any workplace harassment.<\/p>\n

“Upholding a respectful and professional environment is essential to the safety, trust, and integrity of our department,” Crispen wrote earlier this month.<\/p>\n

The department said publicly that they took corrective action after they “became aware of potentially inappropriate material posted at a workplace.”<\/p>\n

“The San Francisco Fire Department is committed to promoting and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment where every individual is treated with civility, dignity, and respect,” the department said.<\/p>\n

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