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David Leos, a 40-year veteran of Dallas Fire-Rescue, is the first active-duty firefighter from the department to die from the virus
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Officials are using American Rescue Plan funds to pay a $250 vaccination incentive for full-time EMS employees
Division Chief Mark Covil with Pender County EMS and Fire died Monday after a brief battle with the virus
It is difficult to state that we care about the public we serve when we cite “personal choice” as a reason for not being vaccinated
Austin Fire Department Firefighter Rodney “Rod” Kelley, a 20-year veteran, died from the virus over the weekend
Hospitals, ICUs are filled with patients from the fourth COVID surge, sparked by the highly contagious delta variant and low vaccination rates across the state
“If the district wants to keep me, they’ll keep me. If they want to fire me, they’ll fire me,” said Vashon Island Fire & Rescue Chief Charles Krimmert
Covington Fire Department Lt. Jimmy Adams detailed his battle with the virus, saying he wishes he hadn’t turned away the vaccine
I can’t presume to know what’s in the heart of this vaccine resister, but each preventable firefighter, paramedic and cop COVID-19 death is heartbreaking to me
Amid low vaccination rates, COVID-19 cases continuing to hit police and fire department facilities
“A vaccination ensures that our personnel ‘do no harm’ to those who call upon us,” reads the association’s position statement
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- Tiered vaccine plan laid out in Idaho; healthcare workers on 1st tier, FFs and LEOs on 2nd
- NC vaccine proposal: EMS providers, FFs among top priority group
- La. fire district chief dies due to COVID-19