Adam Wood

Appointed April 7, 2025 by Mayor Daniel Lurie

Commissioner Adam Wood served in the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) for 29 years, retiring after a long and successful career in June 2024. During his tenure with the SFFD, he was elected to the executive board of San Francisco Firefighters Local 798 in 2012, serving as director, vice-president, and completing his last term as secretary in January 2025. He was an elected delegate to the California Labor Federation from 2012 to 2025 and has actively served a member of the San Francisco Labor Council’s executive committee since 2021. Additionally, he was appointed to the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) standing Occupational Safety and Health Committee in 2021, representing the IAFF’s 10th District, including California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Hawaii. He joined the board of the San Francisco Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation in 2015 and continues to serve as the Foundation’s vice-president.

Commissioner Wood was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where his father taught at Bucknell University. His family moved to San Francisco in 1978, where he attended Grattan Elementary, Herbert Hoover Middle School, Lowell High School, City College of San Francisco, and San Francisco State University. He was a member of the Harvard University Trade Union Program’s 110th Class in 2023.