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Fire crews respond to alarm near Howard St, San Francisco CA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/27/2025 02:19 AM

Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a building alarm near Howard Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets in San Francisco. The call involved an activated alarm box, and multiple fire companies responded to the location.

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Building alarm box (number withheld) location near Howard St, cross of Fourth and Fifth Streets.

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Companies Engine One, Truck One, Battalion One responding to call; code appears to be eleven.

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Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103

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