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Captain Merrill Bone had served the Salt Lake City Fire Department, the United Fire Authority and the Utah Task Force 1 team
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U.S. District Judge John Lee, who plans to rule on the issue Friday, questioned why disclosure of vaccination status was a constitutional issue
A request for an injunction would prevent the city from requiring workers to disclose their vaccination status or be disciplined for not being vaccinated
Marshall Grant Brookfield was hospitalized for more than two weeks in the ICU before he died
The union representing Orange County’s Stephen Davis said the employees were mistakenly identified as unvaccinated or hadn’t gotten in exemption requests
Municipal workers who refuse to comply will be placed on unpaid leave, said Mayor Bill de Blasio
Linn County officials unsuccessfully spoke with the governor about creating exemptions from the vaccine mandate or waivers for more aggressive testing for fire and EMS
Columbus Firefighter Greg Bauer died from complications of the virus on Monday, just weeks after Firefighter Frank Duff died of COVID-19 as well
Verde Valley Fire Department Firefighter-Paramedic Tyrone Bell died Monday after contracting the virus more than a week ago
The state is set to begin enforcing its mandate for medical workers on Oct. 29
Capt. Brad Tendall, 43, had been a volunteer with the Nevada Fire Department for 24 years
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