Response to the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake showed how much the Presidio Fire Department had changed since the early years . Firefighters from the department proved it to be a well-trained and effective “ first response ” organization . A mutual response agreement – not used since the 1906 earthquake – between the army and the San Francisco allowed the city to request Presidio Fire Department support for a house fire in the Marina . The Presidio crew was first to reach the fire at Beach and Divisadero . Actions taken by the Presidio Department at that time prompted commendations from Congresswoman Barbara Boxer , the Marina Neighborhood Organization , and the Phoenix Society , a highly regarded firefighters ’ organization
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Presidio Fire Department