Fort Mason Bldg 201, San
Francisco California 94123
Assistant Fire Chief William
Delaplaine
September, 2002
Letter of Commendation
for an Unknown Fireman
I'm writing to
commend one of your Presidio Firemen
I accosted this
tall young man with another Fireman in the Marina Safeway and
proceeded to interview him, steering the conversation towards
suicide
off the Golden Gate Bridge.
As soon as I began
to ask him, "Are there other places around in the Presidio
where people successfully commit suicide?"
He asked,
"WHY, ARE
YOU THINKING OF COMMITTING SUICIDE?"
Presidio Firemen
"drafting" water during a fire off PointMine Pier
so I spent
some hours stalking the Presdio looking for another place to jump
and I've always been curious what would have happened if I HAD
found such a place.."
