San Francisco firefighters knocked down a one-alarm structure fire in the 2100 block of Jackson Street on Friday afternoon, rescuing a dog from the scene and reporting no injuries. The San Francisco Fire Department received the call Friday afternoon, and crews had the flames extinguished by 2:18 p.m.
According to the San Francisco Fire Department, initial reports placed the fire in a second-story unit. Crews opened the unit's walls and ceiling to search for hidden smoke and fire, a standard step to make sure flames hadn't spread into hidden spaces. The department closed Jackson Street between Laguna and Buchanan streets and asked residents to avoid the area while crews worked.
A Century-Old Building Already Slated for Retrofitting
The fire struck a building with deep roots in Pacific Heights. The apartment complex at 2100 Jackson Street was built in 1923, according to sfyimby.com, which reported in June that permits had been filed for renovations at the property. Those plans called for structural retrofitting to address issues tied to the non-ductile concrete construction method used by the original builders, the outlet reported.
Descriptions of the building itself vary. The same June report described a 10-story building containing 12 apartments, while a property-data listing from augrented.com characterizes 2100 Jackson Street as an eight-story, 10-unit multi-family residential building. The two accounts do not agree on the building's size, and nothing in the available records resolves which figure is accurate.
Fire-Code History at the Property
Augrented's property page also notes that 2100 Jackson Street had eight recorded fire-code violations between 2016 and 2024, including violations logged in August and December 2024 related to sprinkler-system maintenance and documentation. That violation history comes from a property-data page rather than an official inspection or enforcement record made available here.
No injuries were reported in Friday's fire, and the rescued dog appeared to be the only living creature firefighters pulled from the building. The fire department's own Fire Incident Dashboard describes its public data as a summary of each non-medical incident the agency responds to, offering a broader window into how often San Francisco crews are called out across the city.
