San Francisco fire crews stage waterfront demo marking 1906 earthquake anniversary

“We recognize our history, we acknowledge it, we appreciate it, but we also are learning. We intend on improving our system at all times.”

San Francisco Fire Chief Dean Crispen

THE SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT held a live emergency firefighting water system demonstration Tuesday in commemoration of the 120-year anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

After more than a century since the earthquake that leveled buildings and sparked a catastrophic fire across San Francisco on April 18, 1906, at 5:12 a.m., the SFFD demonstrated their preparations for when another major earthquake shakes the Bay Area.